Mortality meetings: ethical considerations and adherence to evidence-based practice from 6 years of experience in a mixed cardiac department | Zendy

Fabrice Larrazet | Zendy; Thierry Folliguet | Zendy; F Laborde | Zendy; Jean Bachet | Zendy; Christian Hervé | Zendy

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Mortality meetings: ethical considerations and adherence to evidence-based practice from 6 years of experience in a mixed cardiac department

Author(s) -

Fabrice Larrazet,

Thierry Folliguet,

F Laborde,

Jean Bachet,

Christian Hervé

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303

H-Index - 133

eISSN - 1873-734X

pISSN - 1010-7940

DOI - 10.1016/j.ejcts.2011.02.050

Subject(s) - medicine , psychological intervention , informed consent , disease , cardiac surgery , medical prescription , intensive care medicine , emergency medicine , pediatrics , alternative medicine , psychiatry , nursing , pathology

Most patients die unexpectedly in cardiac departments. We analyzed the ethical issues raised by poor outcomes and the leading causes of hospital deaths including organic causes of deaths, system failures, and questionable caregivers' attitudes.

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