BookDavid W. Crippen, editor.
Contents:
Introduction
Chapter 1. Multinational Perspectives on End-of-Life Issues in the Intensive Care Unit
The United States
Canada
New Zealand
United Kingdom
Communicating to family: the Israeli perspective
Maria and the good death: the Latin American view
The Greek perspective
The South African perspective
A perspective from India
Japan
Chapter 2. Critical Illness and End-of-Life Issues: A Global View
An evaluation of international medical ethics at the end of life
Communication in the Intensive Care Unit
End-of Life issues in the critically ill: a global perspective
Chapter 3. Death in a Lonely Place: Pathophysiology of the Dying Patient
Chapter 4. The History of the Definition(s) of Death: From the 18th Century to the 20th Century
Chapter 5. What It Feels Like to Live and Die on Prolonged Life Support
Chapter 6. Who's in Charge in the Intensive Care Unit?
Chapter 7. Dealing with Difficult Surrogates
Erring on the side of autonomy
Erring on the side of reason
Healthcare providers' contribution to the problem of futility
Chapter 8. Emotions in the Intensive Care Unit
Chapter 9. The Role of Ethics Committees in End-of-Life Care
Chapter 10. Medical Liability Issues in Dealing with Critical Care Patients in the End-of-Life Situation
Chapter 11. End-of-Life Issues and United States Politics
Chapter 12. Comments from Ancillary Healthcare Providers
My experiences with end-of-life as a bedside-nurse
A Chaplain's perspective
Pharmacotherapy considerations during end-of-life care of critically ill adults
Chapter 13. The Intensive Care Unit of the Future
Afterword.