Intensive care of the very old – questioning the relationship between illness severity and the moral imperative to deliver life-saving care
Delivering the right level of care to very old patients with critical illness requires a more comprehensive clinical approach with philosophical concepts and social theories complementing medical scientific knowledge.
Authors
- G. Schwarz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-4044-0561)
Institutions
- Haukeland University Hospital (NO)
- University of Bergen (NO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Philosophy Ethics and Humanities in Medicine
- Published
- 2025-10-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13010-025-00198-8
- Primary Topic
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Universitetet i Oslo