Organ donation and the ethics of muddling through.

Abstract:

:Organ donation offers opportunities for people in critical care units to help save the lives of other patients. It is not always easy, however, to handle the transition from treating a patient to preserving a potential donor, and organ donation consistently provokes ethical questions in critical care units. What do we expect ethics to deliver? In light of a recent ethics conference in Denmark, we suggest that by acknowledging that decisions made in the clinic rarely abide to rational decision trees with clear ethical priorities, we can better learn from each other's experiences. We suggest embracing an 'ethics of muddling through' to enhance relevant reflections and stimulate a productive dialogue among health professionals.

journal_name

Crit Care

authors

Hoeyer K,Jensen AM

doi

10.1186/cc9379

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2011-01-24 00:00:00

pages

109

issue

1

eissn

1364-8535

issn

1466-609X

pii

cc9379

journal_volume

15

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