Abstract
Critical care practitioners are faced with ethical dilemmas every day. The increasing costs of health care coupled with the scarcity of resources, including critical care nurses, have created yet another ethical dilemma--rationing of health care. Rationing of critical care is occurring today and current conditions indicate that these decisions will become an increasing issue in the delivery of critical care services. This article identifies some of the ethical issues associated with the rationing of critical care and examines the foundations of ethical thought upon which such decisions can be based. Understanding the overall cost containment movement as well as the potential problems associated with medical gatekeeping will allow critical care practitioners to better deal with the ethical dilemmas of today as well as help them anticipate those that will arise in the near future.
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