Ethics and the 2018 Practice Guideline on Disorders of Consciousness: A Framework for Responsible Implementation. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • The 2018 practice guideline on disorders of consciousness marks an important turning point in the care of patients with severe brain injury. As clinicians and health systems implement the guideline in practice, several ethical challenges will arise in assessing the benefits, harms, feasibility, and cost of recommended interventions. We provide guidance for clinicians when interpreting these recommendations and call on professional societies to develop an ethical framework to complement the guideline as it is implemented in clinical practice.

publication date

  • March 11, 2022

Research

keywords

  • Consciousness

Identity

PubMed Central ID

  • PMC9071367

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 85129778329

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1212/WNL.0000000000200301

PubMed ID

  • 35277446

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 98

issue

  • 17