Futility and life expectancy: an increasing ethical and clinical challenge in emergency surgery

Minerva Surg. 2024 Jun;79(3):354-355. doi: 10.23736/S2724-5691.24.10274-2. Epub 2024 Mar 4.

Affiliations

¹ Unit of Emergency Surgery, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy - [email protected].
² Unit of Emergency Surgery, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy.
³ Unit of Intensive Treatment of Trauma and Severe Organ Failures, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy.

PMID: 38436602
DOI: 10.23736/S2724-5691.24.10274-2

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Emergencies
Humans
Life Expectancy*
Medical Futility* / ethics
Surgical Procedures, Operative / ethics