Section and Section Project Group
The Ethics section is led by Christiane Hartog and Diederik van Dijk.
Ethics News
Research – Research Projects
End-of-life practices in intensive care units around the world. This multicentre study will allow us to observe and describe actual end of life practices in ICUs in several countries.
We aim to determine their overall incidence, to document variations in the pattern of practice and to analyse similarities and differences in terms of variables that might explain the findings.
Research – Surveys
Investigation of a possible correlation between end-of-life care and the presence of antibiotic resistant bacteria in intensive care patients.
Results:
End-of-life treatment and bacterial antibiotic resistance: a potential association.
Relevant research
Metaxa V. et al. Palliative care interventions in intensive care unit patients – a systematic review protocol.
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Mark J. Peters et al. The intensive care medicine clinical research agenda in paediatrics.
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Hans Flaatten et al. The status of intensive care medicine research and a future agenda for very old patients in the ICU.
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How Family Members Perceive Goals for Dying Nursing Home Residents.
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Article Reviews
Improving decision-making with family members of nursing home residents
Dementia is a common disease in old age and most of the patients with late-stage dementia both reside and die in nursing homes.
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Burnout Syndrome in Critical Care: A Call for Action
Burnout syndrom is triggered by a discrepancy between the expectations and ideals of the employee and the actual requirements of his position.
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Withholding and withdrawal of life-sustaining treatments: Examining the socioeconomic factors
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Decisions to withhold or withdraw life-sustaining treatment: Is there global variability?
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Awards
Disproportionate care in the ICU : impact for the patient, the family, healthcare providers and the society.
Dominique Benoit
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