Life-support treatments at end of life: Costs and ethical aspects. Point of view in an intensive care unit based on Q methodology

Med Intensiva (Engl Ed). 2018 Dec;42(9):558-561. doi: 10.1016/j.medin.2018.03.007. Epub 2018 May 9.

[Article in English, Spanish]

Authors

A Jiménez Alfonso¹, P Escudero Acha¹, M Ortiz-Lasa¹, E Chicote¹, T Dierssen-Soto², A González-Castro³

Affiliations

¹ Servicio de Medicina Intensiva, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Cantabria, España.
² Departamento de Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Cantabria, Santander, Cantabria, España.
³ Servicio de Medicina Intensiva, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Cantabria, España. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 29751941
DOI: 10.1016/j.medin.2018.03.007

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Attitude of Health Personnel*
Decision Making
Factor Analysis, Statistical
Health Personnel / psychology*
Humans
Intensive Care Units* / economics
Intensive Care Units* / ethics
Interviews as Topic
Life Support Care* / economics
Life Support Care* / ethics
Life Support Care* / methods
Patient Rights
Surveys and Questionnaires
Terminal Care* / economics
Terminal Care* / ethics
Terminal Care* / methods