Sheldon Berkowitz
Biographic Data
| ID | 10880844 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sheldon Berkowitz |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sheldon |
| FAMILY NAME | Berkowitz |
| SIGNATURE | BERKOWITZ S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Minnesota Medical Center |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1986 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Race and the Delivery of Care
Case Studies
This case forces us to question the Kanfian principle that human beings Must never be treated solely as a means for the good of others. It also further complicates the already difficult questions surrounding the treatment of infants with anencephaly. Ms. F's request puts herself at risk not to benefit her fetus, who will die regardless of any intervention, but for the potential benefit to another child of her own child's organs. Not only is this …
A Committee Consults
A hospital ethics committee's deliberations concerning the care of an\nanencephalic newborn are summarized. Because the defect was irreversible and\nrapidly lethal, resuscitation and mechanical ventilation were deemed not\nmedically or legally required. The issue of providing fluids and nutrition\nwas complicated: while tube feeding was possible, the infant was beginning to\naspirate glucose water, in itself a possible cause of death. Intravenous…
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A Committee Consults
A hospital ethics committee's deliberations concerning the care of an\nanencephalic newborn are summarized. Because the defect was irreversible and\nrapidly lethal, resuscitation and mechanical ventilation were deemed not\nmedically or legally required. The issue of providing fluids and nutrition\nwas complicated: while tube feeding was possible, the infant was beginning to\naspirate glucose water, in itself a possible cause of death. Intravenous…
Case Studies
This case forces us to question the Kanfian principle that human beings Must never be treated solely as a means for the good of others. It also further complicates the already difficult questions surrounding the treatment of infants with anencephaly. Ms. F's request puts herself at risk not to benefit her fetus, who will die regardless of any intervention, but for the potential benefit to another child of her own child's organs. Not only is this …
Race and the Delivery of Care
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