The year in review - ethics and palliative care in the ICU in 2019

Czech version

Authors: R. Černá Pařízková
Authors‘ workplace: Klinika anesteziologie, resuscitace a intenzivní medicíny, Fakultní nemocnice Hradec Králové, Univerzita Karlova, Lékařská fakulta v Hradci Králové
Published in: Anest. intenziv. Med., 30, 2019, č. 6, s. 281-287
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Overview

Ethics in intensive care presents a lot of topics which reflect, among other things, the demographic, political, social and cultural developments in society. The article describes the key discussed areas, such as the issue of palliative care, end-of-life issues in intensive care, and especially the relationship between intensive care and frail, elderly patients.

Keywords:

intensive care – palliative care – ethics – frailty – elderly

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