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| Title |
Ethical Questions about Platelet Transfusions at the End of Life
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|---|---|
| Published in |
The AMA Journal of Ethic, August 2016
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| DOI | 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.8.ecas1-1608 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
John P Sherbeck, Renee D Boss |
| Abstract |
This case of platelet transfusion in palliative care illustrates a common dilemma in transfusion medicine: approval of the use of a scarce, yet potentially life-saving, resource. As in this case, these decisions often involve seriously ill patients with acute needs and evolving goals of care. The use of resources to treat the patient at hand must be balanced against maintaining adequate resources to treat future patients. In this setting, the ethical principles of beneficence and social justice are in conflict. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 18 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 56% |
| Morocco | 1 | 6% |
| Unknown | 7 | 39% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 12 | 67% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 4 | 22% |
| Scientists | 2 | 11% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 27 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 4% |
| Unknown | 26 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 5 | 19% |
| Student > Bachelor | 5 | 19% |
| Other | 4 | 15% |
| Lecturer | 1 | 4% |
| Unspecified | 1 | 4% |
| Other | 3 | 11% |
| Unknown | 8 | 30% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 14 | 52% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 2 | 7% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 2 | 7% |
| Unspecified | 1 | 4% |
| Unknown | 8 | 30% |