title: Severe head injuries: ethical aspects of management.
abstract: Treatment that results in death or survival with unacceptable disability should be minimized. A decision to limit treatment can sometimes be made within 48 hours. Failure to decide may deny intensive care to other patients who could benefit.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Institute of Neurological Sciences, Glasgow.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Jennett
mesh_terms: D026686:Beneficence; D001927:Brain Diseases; D003128:Coma / Q000453:epidemiology; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D003422:Critical Care / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards*; D003657:Decision Making; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006801:Humans; D010344:Patient Advocacy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D018579:Patient Selection; D010360:Patient Transfer; D011379:Prognosis; D040841:Resource Allocation; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D035501:Uncertainty; D006113:United Kingdom; D028761:Withholding Treatment