Article ; Online: Weekly Internal Ethical Case Discussions in an ICU-Results Based on 9 Years of Experience With a Highly Structured Approach.
Critical care explorations
2021 Volume 3, Issue 3, Page(s) e0352
Abstract: Objectives: Various ethical challenges are prevalent in ICUs. In order to handle these problems, a highly structured internal ethical case discussion within the multiprofessional team was implemented in 2011 in a Swiss ICU and has been regularly ... ...
Abstract | Objectives: Various ethical challenges are prevalent in ICUs. In order to handle these problems, a highly structured internal ethical case discussion within the multiprofessional team was implemented in 2011 in a Swiss ICU and has been regularly practiced almost weekly until present. To explore the results of all ethical case discussions taking place in a general ICU and to discuss the outcomes of the patients. To identify the conditions facilitating the implementation of regular ethical case discussions. Design: Retrospective case series analysis. Setting: Mixed academic ICU. Patients and intervention: All patients who had an ethical case discussion between January 2011 and December 2019 following the approach called Modular, Ethical, Treatment decisions, Allocation of resources at the micro-level, and Process. Measurements and main results: Weekly ethical case discussions held regularly on a fixed date were found to be practical for the observed ICU. A total of 314 ethical case discussions were realized in 281 patients. Median patient age was 70 years (interquartile range, 62-77 yr); two thirds were men. The results were categorized into the following groups: established therapy continues, complications to be treated ( Conclusions: Regular ethical case discussions can be successfully implemented, enabling careful review of the patient's will and balancing it with the prognosis of the disease. This facilitates a necessary change of the therapeutic goal whenever appropriate. |
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Language | English |
Publishing date | 2021-03-15 |
Publishing country | United States |
Document type | Journal Article |
ISSN | 2639-8028 |
ISSN (online) | 2639-8028 |
DOI | 10.1097/CCE.0000000000000352 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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