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01-08-2019 | Editorial

Focus on ethics of admission and discharge policies and conflicts of interest

Authors: Sharon Einav, Dominique D. Benoit

Published in: Intensive Care Medicine | Issue 8/2019

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Ethics (or moral philosophy) is defined as a field of expertise that involves “systematizing, defending, and recommending concepts of right and wrong behaviour” [1]. Within the context of medicine, ethics span across a major part of the decision-making process and are required to be cross cultural. In this paper, important publications on two ethical issues that require both knowledge and self-awareness of the critical care physician are reviewed in brief. …

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Harris S, Singer M, Sanderson C, Grieve R, Harrison D, Rowan K (2018) Impact on mortality of prompt admission to critical care for deteriorating ward patients: an instrumental variable analysis using critical care bed strain. Intensive Care Med 44(5):606–615. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-018-5148-2 CrossRefPubMedPubMedCentral

Anstey MH, Adams JL, McGlynn EA (2018) Is there a disconnect between what we do and what we should do? A survey of intensive care physicians and nurses in California. Intensive Care Med 44(7):1180–1181. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-018-5114-z CrossRefPubMed

Jerath A, Laupacis A, Austin PC, Wunsch H, Wijeysundera DN (2018) Intensive care utilization following major noncardiac surgical procedures in Ontario, Canada: a population-based study. Intensive Care Med 44(9):1427–1435. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-018-5330-6 CrossRefPubMed

Vollam S, Dutton S, Lamb S, Petrinic T, Young JD, Watkinson P (2018) Out-of-hours discharge from intensive care, in-hospital mortality and intensive care readmission rates: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Intensive Care Med 44(7):1115–1129. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-018-5245-2 CrossRefPubMedPubMedCentral

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Brown SM, Azoulay E, Benoit D, Butler TP, Folcarelli P, Geller G, Rozenblum R, Sands K, Sokol-Hessner L, Talmor D, Turner K, Howell MD (2018) The practice of respect in the ICU. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 197(11):1389–1395. https://doi.org/10.1164/rccm.201708-1676CP CrossRefPubMed

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Annane D, Charpentier B (2018) Do I have a conflict of interest? Yes. Intensive Care Med 44(10):1741–1743. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-018-5285-7 CrossRefPubMed

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Abbas M, Pires D, Peters A, Morel CM, Hurst S, Holmes A, Saito H, Allegranzi B, Lucet JC, Zingg W, Harbarth S, Pittet D (2018) Conflicts of interest in infection prevention and control research: no smoke without fire. A narrative review. Intensive Care Med 44(10):1679–1690. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-018-5361-z CrossRefPubMed

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Vincent JL, Christopher KB, McLean A (2018) Do I have a conflict of interest? No. Intensive Care Med 44(10):1744–1745. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-018-5299-1 CrossRefPubMed

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Brochard L, Kavanagh BP (2018) Declaration of conflicts of interest: a ‘crooked’ line towards scientific integrity. Intensive Care Med 44(10):1732–1734. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-018-5358-7 CrossRefPubMed

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Zhang L, Dai F, Brackett A, Ai Y, Meng L (2018) Association of conflicts of interest with the results and conclusions of goal-directed hemodynamic therapy research: a systematic review with meta-analysis. Intensive Care Med 44(10):1638–1656. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-018-5345-z CrossRefPubMed

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Darmon M, Helms J, De Jong A, Hjortrup PB, Weiss E, Granholm A, Pinciroli R, Poussardin C, Petersen MW, Sigaut S, Barreto BB, Moller MH, Azoulay E (2018) Time trends in the reporting of conflicts of interest, funding and affiliation with industry in intensive care research: a systematic review. Intensive Care Med 44(10):1669–1678. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-018-5350-2 CrossRefPubMed

Title: Focus on ethics of admission and discharge policies and conflicts of interest
Authors: Sharon Einav
Dominique D. Benoit
Publication date: 01-08-2019
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Intensive Care Medicine / Issue 8/2019
Print ISSN: 0342-4642
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1238
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-019-05673-3

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