ICU Resource Allocation in the New Millennium Will We Say "No"? /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Crippen, David W. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Critical care medicine.; Medical research.; Medical ethics.; Quality of life.; Medicine & Public Health.; Intensive / Critical Care Medicine.; Theory of Medicine/Bioethics.; Quality of Life Research.

Intensive care medicine is one of the fastest growing services provided by hospitals and perhaps one of the most expensive.  Yet in response to the global financial crisis of the last few years, healthcare funding is slowing or decreasing throughout the world.    How we manage health care resources...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Foreword
• Introduction
• Part I. Contrasts in Global Health Care Resource Allocation
• 1. Australia: Where Have We Been?
• 2. Brazil: Where Have We Been?
• 3. Canada: Where Have We Been?
• 4. Germany: Where Have We Been?
• 5. India: Where Have We Been?
• 6. Israel: Where Have We Been?
• 7. Italy: Where Have We Been?
• 8. The Netherlands: Where Have We Been?
• 9. New Zealand: Where Have We Been?
• 10. South Africa: Where Have We Been?
• 11. United Kingdom: Where Have We Been?
• 12. United States, Private Practice: Where Have We Been?
• 13. United States, Academic Medicine: Where Have We Been?
• 14. Australia: Where Are We Going?
• 15. Brazil: Where Are We Going?
• 16. Canada: Where Are We Going?
• 17. Germany: Where Are We Going?
• 18. India: Where Are We Going?
• 19. Italy: Where Are We Going?
• 20. The Netherlands: Where Are We Going?
• 21. New Zealand: Where Are We Going?
• 22. South Africa: Where Are We Going?
• 23. United Kingdom: Where Are We Going?
• 24. United States, Private Practice: Where Are We Going?
• 25. United States, Academic Medicine: Where Are We Going?
• 26. Analysis of the Demand for Health Care in the Global Medical Village
• 27. First Critique of Buchman and Chalfin's Conclusions
• 28. Second Critique of Buchman and Chalfin's Conclusions
• 29. Third Critique of Buchman and Chalfin's Conclusions
• 30. Fourth Critique of Buchman and Chalfin's Conclusions
• Part II. The Fair and Equitable Health Care Act
• 31. The Fair and Equitable Health Care Act (FEHCA)
• 32. First Critique of the Fair and Equitable Health Care Act (FEHCA)
• 33. Fixing the Foundation of Critical Care at the End-stage of Life
• 34. Third Critique of the Fair and Equitable Health Care Act (FEHCA)
• Part III. Legal and Nursing Viewpoints
• 35. Medical Judgment Versus Capitulation
• 36. Nursing Aspects of Inappropriate Patient Care
• Part IV. Conclusions
• 37. Where Is “Universal” Health Care Headed in the Global Village?
• 38. The New Shape Of Intensive Care In The United States
• 39. Health Care in the Year 2050
• Afterword.