Alive inside
This article provides an ethical analysis of the U.S. practice guideline update on disorders of consciousness. Our analysis focuses on the guideline’s recommendations regarding the use of investigational neuroimaging methods to assess brain-injured patients. Complex and multifaceted ethical issues h...
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Tipo de documento: | Electrónico Artículo |
Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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Wiley-Blackwell
[2020]
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Bioethics
Año: 2020, Volumen: 34, Número: 3, Páginas: 295-305 |
Clasificaciones IxTheo: | KBQ América del Norte NCH Ética de la medicina |
Otras palabras clave: | B
disorders of consciousness
B Neurology B Consciousness B Neuroethics B minimally conscious state B neuroimaging B vegetative state |
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Presumably Free Access Volltext (Verlag) Volltext (doi) |
Sumario: | This article provides an ethical analysis of the U.S. practice guideline update on disorders of consciousness. Our analysis focuses on the guideline’s recommendations regarding the use of investigational neuroimaging methods to assess brain-injured patients. Complex and multifaceted ethical issues have emerged because these methods alter the clinical understanding of consciousness. We address issues of false hope, patient suffering, and cost. We argue that, in spite of these concerns, there is significant benefit to using neuroimaging to assess brain-injured patients in most cases. |
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ISSN: | 1467-8519 |
Obras secundarias: | Enthalten in: Bioethics
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/bioe.12678 |