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
Full text not available from this repository. (Request a copy)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.
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Journal Article (Original Article) |
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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) |
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