@article{ART001977477},
author={Jae Young Moon},
title={Ethical Issues on Critically Ill Patients},
journal={Korean Journal of Medical Ethics },
issn={2005-8284},
year={2015},
volume={18},
number={1},
pages={1-9},
doi={10.35301/ksme.2015.18.1.1}
TY - JOUR
AU - Jae Young Moon
TI - Ethical Issues on Critically Ill Patients
JO - Korean Journal of Medical Ethics
PY - 2015
VL - 18
IS - 1
PB - The Korean Society For Medical Ethics
SP - 1
EP - 9
SN - 2005-8284
AB - Critically ill patients are vulnerable patient that could not speak for their interests due to their life-threatening condition. Sometimes they should get an invasive treatment in the intensive care unit (ICU) to overcome their fatal and serious illness, which involve pain they do not want. Thus the ethical conflict is common in the ICU and in particular, ethical issues related to the “right to life” or “death” are difficult and complex. Major sources of conflicts are behavioral issues among stakeholders, such as verbal abuse or poor communication between physicians and nurses, and end-of-life care issues including a lack of respect for the patient’s autonomy. These conflicts may cause ICU workers’ physical and mental exhaustion, which often result in threats to patient safety. When healthcare professionals lack knowledge to recognize the ethical implications, ethical conflicts occur frequently. The physicians themselves need to be more sensitive to behavioral conflicts and enable shared decision making in end-of-life care. At the same time, the institutions and administrators should develop their processes to find and resolve common ethical problems in their ICUs.
KW - ethics;behavior;end-of-life care;intensive care unit
DO - 10.35301/ksme.2015.18.1.1
ER -
Jae Young Moon. (2015). Ethical Issues on Critically Ill Patients. Korean Journal of Medical Ethics , 18(1), 1-9.
Jae Young Moon. 2015, "Ethical Issues on Critically Ill Patients", Korean Journal of Medical Ethics , vol.18, no.1 pp.1-9. Available from: doi:10.35301/ksme.2015.18.1.1
Jae Young Moon "Ethical Issues on Critically Ill Patients" Korean Journal of Medical Ethics 18.1 pp.1-9 (2015) : 1.
Jae Young Moon. Ethical Issues on Critically Ill Patients. 2015; 18(1), 1-9. Available from: doi:10.35301/ksme.2015.18.1.1
Jae Young Moon. "Ethical Issues on Critically Ill Patients" Korean Journal of Medical Ethics 18, no.1 (2015) : 1-9.doi: 10.35301/ksme.2015.18.1.1
Jae Young Moon. Ethical Issues on Critically Ill Patients. Korean Journal of Medical Ethics , 18(1), 1-9. doi: 10.35301/ksme.2015.18.1.1
Jae Young Moon. Ethical Issues on Critically Ill Patients. Korean Journal of Medical Ethics . 2015; 18(1) 1-9. doi: 10.35301/ksme.2015.18.1.1
Jae Young Moon. Ethical Issues on Critically Ill Patients. 2015; 18(1), 1-9. Available from: doi:10.35301/ksme.2015.18.1.1
Jae Young Moon. "Ethical Issues on Critically Ill Patients" Korean Journal of Medical Ethics 18, no.1 (2015) : 1-9.doi: 10.35301/ksme.2015.18.1.1
