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Ethics/End of Life

Category: One-Hour Concurrent Session

Using the “F Word" in the ICU: Futility and Its Ethical Conundrums in Critical Care

(1463048-01) Is the Unilateral DNR Ever Ethical?

Tuesday, January 23, 2024

3:50 PM – 4:05 PM MT

Location: West-301BC

Concurrent Session Faculty(s)

Alexander A. Kon, MD, HEC-C, FCCM

Medical Director, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
n/a
Missoula, MT

Disclosure(s):

Alexander A. Kon, MD, HEC-C, FCCM: No relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose.

This topic will explore potential responses when ICU clinicians believe CPR is futile, examine arguments for and against invoking Unilateral DNR policies, and discuss ethical tensions that arise in these circumstances.