Bringing the hospital home : ethical and social implications of high-tech home care / edited by John...
Bringing the hospital home : ethical and social implications of high-tech home care / edited by John...
Bringing the hospital home : ethical and social implications of high-tech home care / edited by John D. Arras.
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Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University, c1995.
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N362.14/9
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English
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Physical content
xvii, 259 p. ; ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. Introduction: Ethical and Social Implications of High-Tech Home Care / John D. Arras and Nancy Neveloff Dubler -- 2. The History of Respirators and Total Parenteral Nutrition in the Home and Their Use in Children Today / Alex Okun -- 3. Chimeras and Odysseys: Toward Understanding the Technologica...
10. Transforming Homes and Hospitals / William Ruddick -- 11. Problems and Protocols for Dying at Home in a High-Tech Environment / Marshall B. Kapp -- 12. High-Tech Home Care in Context: Organization, Quality, and Ethical Ramifications / Rosalie A. Kane -- 13. The Economic Impact of High-Tech Home...
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Publisher
Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University, c1995.
Place of Publication
Maryland
Date Published
c1995.
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Summary
"High-technology medical devices - for treatments such as kidney dialysis, total parenteral nutrition, the infusion of antibiotics, and respiratory ventilation - are making it possible for people with chronically acute conditions to live longer. And with the current fiscal pressures to reduce the length of hospital stays, these people are being dis...
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Bringing the hospital home : ethical and social implications of high-tech home care / edited by John D. Arras.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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c1995.
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N362.14/9
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74VMlOv0dEZM
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ISBN
080184990X (hc : alk. paper)
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362.14
MMS ID
991003304179702626
