Ethical Decisions And Dilemmas In The Acs Patients Requiring Icu: Understanding When To Start And When To Stop

The goal of intensive treatment is the complete recovery of health conditions, in a way to allow patient’s social rehabilitation. Since this goal is impossible for some patients, the new goal must be the maintenance of their dignity and quality of live, leaving out excessive therapies and ICU admission (SIAARTI Societa Italiana di Anestesia Analgesia Rianimazione e Terapia Intensiva, Minerva Anestesiol 69:3, 2003).