doi: 10.1186/cc2930.
Epub 2004 Aug 31.
Why can't I visit? The ethics of visitation restrictions - lessons learned from SARS
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Why can't I visit? The ethics of visitation restrictions - lessons learned from SARS
Crit Care.
2004 Oct.
Abstract
Patients want, need and expect that their relatives will be able to visit them during inpatient admissions or accompany them during ambulatory visits. The sudden outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), or a similar contagious pathogen, will restrict the number of people entering the hospital. The ethical values that underlie visitor restrictions are discussed here.
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