Ethical aspects of cardiopulmonary resuscitation in premature neonates: Where do we stand?

Resuscitation

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 225-232

  Van Reempts, Patrick J ^a   Van Acker, Karel J ^a  

^a ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

CPR; Ethics; Informed consent; Intensive care; Neonatal resuscitation; Outcome

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FAMILY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HISTORY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; NEWBORN MORTALITY; ONSET AGE; PERINATAL CARE; PHYSICIAN; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; SOCIOECONOMICS; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

EID: 0035659014     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-9572(01)00427-0     Document Type: Review

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