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The ethical components of medical decision-making in neonatal intensive care: Withdrawal and withholding decisions
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The ethical components of medical decision-making in neonatal intensive care: Withdrawal and withholding decisions
Yazar:
Choudhry, Nabila, author.
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9780438085244
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1 electronic resource (290 pages)
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Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 76-08C.
Özet:
Moral philosophy is characterized by a spirit of enquiry, as Socrates said the 'unexamined life is not worth living'. Philosophers have traditionally examined ethical dilemmas but when examining them they have done so in a hypothetical 'sense'. This has quite rightly attracted legitimate criticism from practicing clinicians that philosophers have engaged in 'armchair philosophy', which incorporates very little of the reality and complexity of ethical dilemmas in clinical practice. This thesis aims to explore the complexity of ethical dilemmas in withdrawal of treatment decisions in neonatal intensive care. It provides an analysis of ethical dilemmas on the basis of actual case studies collected as part of a detailed qualitative field study in two tertiary hospitals in the north of England. This thesis sets out a grounded theory of withdrawal decisions and explores a number of key issues that emerged as a result of the analysis of the research data. Firstly the need for greater empirical ethical reflection is set out. Secondly this thesis also addresses the relevance of the philosophy of medicine in aiding the understanding of treatment decisions in the case studies examined is addressed impact of disability and its influence on treatment decisions is examined throughout the thesis. Thirdly the concept of disability is examined in the context of Edwards syndrome, and a concept of disability is developed as a result the analysis. Fourthly the relevance of factors such as quality of life and 'best interests' are examined in the context of their contribution to the withdrawal of treatment decision. In addition a grounded theory of withdrawal of treatment decisions is set out and examined. Finally the role and limitation of medical futility within treatment decisions is examined and analysed. Each chapter further provides a philosophical analysis of the issues.
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School code: 1543
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