End-of-Life Communication in the ICU

A Global Perspective

Buch | Softcover

180 Seiten

2010 | Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2008
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
978-1-4419-2502-2 (ISBN)

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Talking to patients and their families about end-of-life issues can be difficult and stressful. End of Life Communication in the ICU looks at ways different cultures view death and then further explores how health care providers around the world communicate about such sensitive issues as withholding or withdrawing life support and discussing options when the outcome is uncertain. Through a better understanding of cultural differences in attitudes about death and methods of communications about end-of-life issues, practitioners can be better prepared to communicate with their own patients and their patients’ families.

Multinational Perspectives on End-of-Life Issues in the Intensive Care Unit.- Critical Illness and End-of-Life Issues: A Global View.- Death in a Lonely Place: Pathophysiology of the Dying Patient.- The History of the Definition(s)of Death: From the 18th Century to the 20th Century.- What It Feels Like to Live and Die on Prolonged Life Support.- Who's in Charge in the Intensive Care Unit?.- Dealing with Difficult Surrogates.- Emotions in the Intensive Care Unit.- The Role of Ethics Committees in End-of-Life Care.- Medical Liability Issues in Dealing with Critical Care Patients in the End-of-Life Situation.- End-of-Life Issues and United States Politics.- Comments from Ancillary Healthcare Providers.- The Intensive Care Unit of the Future.

Zusatzinfo	10 Illustrations, black and white; XX, 180 p. 10 illus.
Verlagsort	New York, NY
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Intensivmedizin
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Medizinethik
ISBN-10	1-4419-2502-3 / 1441925023
ISBN-13	978-1-4419-2502-2 / 9781441925022
Zustand	Neuware