Critical Care
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This article is part of a series on Ethics, edited by Dr Laura Hawryluck.CommentaryWhy can't I visit? The ethics of visitation restrictions – lessons learned from SARSSharon Rogers  Director, Patient Relations (The Hospital Ombudsman), University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada  author email corresponding author email
Critical Care 2004,
8:300-302doi:10.1186/cc2930
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31 August 2004 |
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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