Outboard consulting colleague for end of life decision in the intensive care

Authors

  • R. Cremer EEHU de Lille
  • J. -P. Graftieaux hôpital Maison-Blanche
  • A. Renault hôpital de la Cavale-Blanche
  • G. Le Gall centre hospitalier des Pays de Morlaix
  • L. Haddad hôpital Saint-Louis
  • D. Dreyfuss CHU Louis-Mourier

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1007/s13546-012-0447-z

Keywords:

Noninvasive ventilation, Alveolar hypoventilation, Child, Home care

Abstract

In 2005, the French law about patients’ rights at end of life ratified that the decisions of withdrawing/withholding life-sustaining treatments must be undertaken by the physicians in charge of the patient, after obtaining the advice of an outboard consulting colleague. The purpose of this text is to put forward the perspective of the ethical committee of the French Society of Intensive Care Medicine regarding the role of this consulting physician and to propose guidelines to help choosing him (her).

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Published

2012-01-21

How to Cite

Cremer, R., Graftieaux, J. .-P., Renault, A., Le Gall, G., Haddad, L., & Dreyfuss, D. (2012). Outboard consulting colleague for end of life decision in the intensive care. Médecine Intensive Réanimation, 21(2), 231–235. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13546-012-0447-z

Issue

Vol. 21 No. 2 (2012): Mars 2012

Section

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