Proportionality and the process of decision-making around ICU admission: A narrative review of the ethical complexities of navigating from “can” to “ought”

Moral case deliberation as an example of a clinical ethics approach shows promise as an education tool and a way to build decision-making capacity and trust between ICU and other clinicians. Proportionality is a suitable approach to framing benefit and weighing competing tensions. Further research is required to explore the impact of these elements on navigating shared ethical tensions.