[Ethics, empiricism and uncertainty]

Porz, R; Zimmermann, H; Exadaktylos, A K (2011). [Ethics, empiricism and uncertainty]. Deutsche medizinische Wochenschrift, 136(1-2), pp. 45-6. Stuttgart: Thieme 10.1055/s-0030-1269439

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Accidents can lead to difficult boundary situations. Such situations often take place in the emergency units. The medical team thus often and inevitably faces professional uncertainty in their decision-making. It is essential to communicate these uncertainties within the medical team, instead of downplaying or overriding existential hurdles in decision-making. Acknowledging uncertainties might lead to alert and prudent decisions. Thus uncertainty can have ethical value in treatment or withdrawal of treatment. It does not need to be covered in evidence-based arguments, especially as some singular situations of individual tragedies cannot be grasped in terms of evidence-based medicine.

Item Type:	Journal Article (Original Article)
Division/Institute:	04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Intensive Care, Emergency Medicine and Anaesthesiology (DINA) > University Emergency Center
UniBE Contributor:	Zimmermann, Heinz (B), Exadaktylos, Aristomenis
ISSN:	0012-0472
Publisher:	Thieme
Language:	German
Submitter:	Factscience Import
Date Deposited:	04 Oct 2013 14:12
Last Modified:	29 Mar 2023 23:32
Publisher DOI:	10.1055/s-0030-1269439
PubMed ID:	21181616
Web of Science ID:	000285545700006
URI:	https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/2301 (FactScience: 204701)