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    • Antibiotic overuse in critically ill patients drives antimicrobial resistance.
    • Antimicrobial stewardship programmes (ASPs) aim to reduce inappropriate antibiotic use.
    • Clinician apprehension exists regarding ASPs potentially risking patient treatment failure.

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    • To evaluate antimicrobial stewardship programmes (ASPs) as a form of bedside rationing.
    • To explore the risks and benefits of ASPs for individual intensive care unit (ICU) patients and the broader critically ill population.
    • To assess the ethical justification of ASPs using Norman Daniels' Accountability for Reasonableness framework.

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    • Conceptual analysis of antimicrobial stewardship programmes.
    • Application of ethical framework (Accountability for Reasonableness) to resource allocation in healthcare.
    • Review of risks and benefits associated with ASPs in critical care.

    Main Results:

    • Antimicrobial stewardship programmes represent a form of bedside rationing.
    • ASPs present both risks and benefits to individual patients and the critically ill population.
    • The ethical framework supports ASPs as a justifiable resource allocation policy.

    Conclusions:

    • Antimicrobial stewardship programmes are ethically justifiable bedside rationing strategies.
    • ASPs are crucial for combating antimicrobial resistance while managing patient care.
    • Balancing individual patient needs with population health is ethically supported by stewardship principles.