Covid-19: Can France’s ethical support units help doctors make challenging decisions?

France has set up “ethical support units” to help doctors make difficult choices about which patients with covid-19 to treat in intensive care. Sophie Arie reports

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Published in:BMJ (Online) 2020-04, Vol.369, p.m1291-m1291
Main Author: Arie, Sophie
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Ethics
Frailty
Hospitals
Intensive care
Medical ethics
Palliative care
Patients
Physicians
Professional ethics
Ventilators
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Summary:France has set up “ethical support units” to help doctors make difficult choices about which patients with covid-19 to treat in intensive care. Sophie Arie reports
ISSN:1756-1833
1756-1833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.m1291