Decisions, decisions
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Operant Protocols for Assessing the Cost-benefit Analysis During Reinforced Decision Making by Rodents
Published on: September 10, 2018
Abstract:
A hospital bed in the Intensive Care Unit sits ominously vacant. The family of the patient has just made the gut-wrenching decision to remove the ventilator, and life-support equipment. End-of-Life issues are some of the most common ethical dilemmas that face hospitals every day. But there are a large number of other questions and conflicts that confront hospital personnel. To tackle the issues, many hospitals have formed multi-disciplinary ethics committees to help patients, families and staff approach the really tough problems.
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