Search for dissertations about: "withhold"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 swedish dissertations containing the word withhold.
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1. Aspects of decisions to withhold and withdraw life-sustaining treatment in intensive care
Abstract : End-of-life decision-making is required when the patient no longer benefits from available treatment options and there is a need to redirect medical treatment goals from cure to palliative care. End-of-life decisions are multifaceted and complicated processes for intensive care physicians. READ MORE
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2. Forgoing life-sustaining treatment in intensive care units. Practice, attitudes and ethics
Abstract : Many deaths in intensive care units are preceded by decisions to withhold or withdraw life-sustaining treatment. Under what conditions are forgoing life-sustaining treatment considered appropiate, when is it optitional and when is it wrong? Relevant guidelines are essential to help medical decisionmakers, but they cannot be established only from medical knowledge. READ MORE
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3. Withhold or withdraw futile treatment in intensive care : arguments supported by physicians and the general public
Abstract : Background: Since the 60s and with increasing intensity a discussion have continued about balance between useful and useless/harmful treatment. Different attempts have been done to create sustainable criteria and recommendations to manage the situations of futile treatment near the end of life. READ MORE
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4. Do you dare to think outside the box? : Impacts of alcohol, negative affect and evaluation apprehension on inhibition of creative performance
Abstract : Conditions relating to evaluation apprehension, alcohol and affect were investigated in relation to creative performance. Study I compared group work with individual work, and control conditions were compared with de Bono creativity-enhancing techniques. READ MORE
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5. Essays on Electricity Markets : Information and Trading
Abstract : This thesis consists of four essays examining the functioning of electricity markets. The first article builds on a game-theoretical model, the three other articles discuss empirically the link between information and price formation process. READ MORE