Not everything possible will benefit a patient

Andreas Valentin

doi:10.4414/smw.2015.14127

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Vol. 145 No. 1718 (2015)

Not everything possible will benefit a patient

Andreas Valentin

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4414/smw.2015.14127
Cite this as:: Swiss Med Wkly. 2015;145:w14127
Published: 19.04.2015

References

Council of Europe. Guide on the decision-making process regarding medical treatment in end-of-life situations. 2014; available from http://www.coe.int/t/dg3/healthbioethic/conferences_and_symposia/Guide%20FDV%20E.pdf
Sprung CL, Woodcock T, Sjokvist P, Ricou B, Bulow HH, Lippert A, et al. Reasons, considerations, difficulties and documentation of end-of-life decisions in European intensive care units: the ETHICUS Study. Intensive Care Med. 2008;34(2):271–7.
Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences. Medical ethical guidelines: Intensive-care interventions. Swiss Med Wkly. 2015;145:w14109. Available from http://www.smw.ch/content/smw-2015-14109. http://www.smw.ch/content/smw-2015-14109
Valentin A, Druml W, Steltzer H, Wiedermann CJ. Recommendations on therapy limitation and therapy discontinuation in intensive care units: Consensus Paper of the Austrian Associations of Intensive Care Medicine. Intensive Care Med. 2008;34(4):771–6.
Kompanje EJ, Piers RD, Benoit DD. Causes and consequences of disproportionate care in intensive care medicine. Curr Opin Crit Care. 2013;19(6):630–5.

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Valentin A. Not everything possible will benefit a patient. Swiss Med Wkly [Internet]. 2015 Apr. 19 [cited 2024 Apr. 20];145(1718):w14127. Available from: https://smw.ch/index.php/smw/article/view/2025

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[1] Council of Europe. Guide on the decision-making process regarding medical treatment in end-of-life situations. 2014; available from http://www.coe.int/t/dg3/healthbioethic/conferences_and_symposia/Guide%20FDV%20E.pdf

[2] Sprung CL, Woodcock T, Sjokvist P, Ricou B, Bulow HH, Lippert A, et al. Reasons, considerations, difficulties and documentation of end-of-life decisions in European intensive care units: the ETHICUS Study. Intensive Care Med. 2008;34(2):271–7.

[3] Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences. Medical ethical guidelines: Intensive-care interventions. Swiss Med Wkly. 2015;145:w14109. Available from http://www.smw.ch/content/smw-2015-14109. http://www.smw.ch/content/smw-2015-14109

[4] Valentin A, Druml W, Steltzer H, Wiedermann CJ. Recommendations on therapy limitation and therapy discontinuation in intensive care units: Consensus Paper of the Austrian Associations of Intensive Care Medicine. Intensive Care Med. 2008;34(4):771–6.

[5] Kompanje EJ, Piers RD, Benoit DD. Causes and consequences of disproportionate care in intensive care medicine. Curr Opin Crit Care. 2013;19(6):630–5.