title: Ethical dilemmas in intensive care: can the problem be solved?
abstract: There is a lack of consistency in ethical decision-making with regard to forgoing life-support, which demands increased efforts to improve clinical competence in end-of-life care, e.g. by proactive ethics consultation or early exploration and documentation of the patient's wishes and preferences. Another current ethical issue is the allocation of limited resources; recent guidelines provide a useful framework for bedside practitioners and health policy makers.
authors.affiliation: Klinik und Poliklinik für Anästhesiologie und operative Intensivmedizin der Westfälischen Wilhelms-Universität, D-48129 Münster, Germany. prient@uni-muenster.de
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authors.lastname: Prien
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authors.lastname: Van Aken