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Off J Can Assoc Crit Care Nurs · Jan 1997
Review Case ReportsThe use of limited critical care resources: an ethical dilemma.
- M Farnalls.
- Foothills Hospital, Calgary, Alberta.
- Off J Can Assoc Crit Care Nurs. 1997 Jan 1; 8 (3): 23-6.
AbstractThe following article consists of a review of the literature surrounding the issue of persistent vegetative state (PVS) patients and resource allocation. The author attempts to analyze the question: Should limited critical care resources be used on PVS patients at the risk of denying those resources to others? The author explores such factors as: prognosis and recovery in PVS, life expectancy, and quality of life. As well, resource availability and ICU costs involved in sustaining the life of a PVS patient are examined. Finally, principles such as non-maleficence and beneficence; as well as the critical care professionals attitudes toward this issue; and the moral, ethical, and emotional dilemmas are discussed.
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