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Published on: January 16, 2019
[Bioethics Tools in Decision-Making in the Intensive Care Unit]
Claudio Castillo1, Manuel Ramírez1, Cristian Grenett1
1Unidad de Paciente Crítico, Hospital del Salvador, Santiago, Chile.
Abstract:
Working in Critical Care Units (CCU) is of a multidisciplinary, high-complexity nature; thus, collegiate decisions are necessary. Bioethics as a discipline in the context of pluralistic, democratic societies provides us with valuable tools for complex clinical cases. In this article, we propose the Principlism tool (Beauchamp & Childress) combined with the Deliberative Method as a major supporting tool for the resolution of these problems at CCU. Additionally, we complement that view with two other tools that consider psychosocial scope: Jonsen, Siegel Winslade, and Diego Gracia Tools. With the help of these tools, it is possible to solve most clinical cases, avoiding extreme courses of action.
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