The ethics in the management of patients with disorders of consciousness

[en] The ethical issues accrued from the study and management of patients with disorders of consciousness are variant and multifaceted. The medical, public and legal controversies are partly shaped by how different people think about pain perception and end of life. Uniform ethical frameworks need to be shaped in order to guide clinicians and caregivers in terms of clinical outcome, prognosis and medical management.

Disciplines :

Philosophy & ethics

Author, co-author :

Demertzi, Athina ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Centre de recherches du cyclotron

Language :

English

Title :

The ethics in the management of patients with disorders of consciousness

Publication date :

2018

Main work title :

Coma and Disorders of Consciousness

Author, co-author :

Schnakers, Caroline

Laureys, Steven ; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Centre du Cerveau²

Publisher :

Springer, Cham, Germany

Edition :

2nd

ISBN/EAN :

978-3-319-55963-6

Pages :

225-234

Peer reviewed :

Peer reviewed

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since 22 December 2017

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