Difficulty of the ethical decision–making process in withholding and withdrawing life-sustaining treatments in French EDs during COVID pandemic

• Marion Douplat,
• Laurent Jacquin,
• Soizic Frugier,
• Karim Tazarourte,
• Pierre Le Coz

Affiliations

Marion Douplat

Emergency Department, Lyon Sud Hospital, University Hospital, Hospices Civiles of Lyon

Laurent Jacquin

Emergency Department, Édouard-Herriot Hospital, Lyon University Hospital, Hospices Civiles of Lyon

Soizic Frugier

Emergency Department, Lyon Sud Hospital, University Hospital, Hospices Civiles of Lyon

Karim Tazarourte

Emergency Department, Édouard-Herriot Hospital, Lyon University Hospital, Hospices Civiles of Lyon

Pierre Le Coz

UMR ADéS 7268, Aix-Marseille University/ EFS / CNRS, Espace éthique méditerranéen, Timone Adulte’s Hospital