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Ethical Issues Regarding rAAA

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Critical care is an integral part of the care of a patient with a ruptured AAA, and the intensive care unit (ICU) is the setting where these patients receive some of the most technologically advanced life-sustaining treatments. The ICU is, however, also a setting where death is common and many patients receive end-of-life care. Identifying patient goals and how healthcare teams can help achieve them can be very challenging, particularly as they may change during an ICU stay. Regardless of whether the goal is to pursue aggressive life-sustaining care or quality end-of-life care, the basic ethical principles remain the same, as does the need for constant, effective, and clear communication between the interdisciplinary medical team, the patient, and their loved ones.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Harborview Medical Center, 325 9th Ave, Seattle, WA, 98104, USA

    Deepika Nehra MD

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    Samuel P. Mandell MD, MPH

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  2. Albany Medical Center, Albany, New York, USA

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Nehra, D., Mandell, S.P. (2017). Ethical Issues Regarding rAAA. In: Starnes, B., Mehta, M., Veith, F. (eds) Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-23844-9_19

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