Life in the balance in ITU – in conversation with Dr Jim Down

06/06/2024 26 min Episodio 82
Life in the balance in ITU – in conversation with Dr Jim Down

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Episode Synopsis

In this “in conversation with”, I talk to Dr Jim Down about a whole host of matters related to intensive care, inspired by his recent book, Life in the Balance. We cover the realities of being in ICU, the interaction between law and ethics, and get into a discussion about the need for honesty about resource allocation (including touching on this paper about deliberative democracy and triage).For the original video, see here.

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