Futile care and the neonate

Advances in Neonatal Care

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 213-219

  Romesberg, Tricia L ^a,b  

^a University of New Mexico School of Medicine   (United States)

^b Department of Pediatrics   (United States)

Author keywords

Anencephaly; Decision making; Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act; Ethics; Medical futility; Nursing; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

FAMILY; HEALING; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; NEWBORN CARE; NURSE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; REVIEW; TERMINAL CARE; DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; DECISION MAKING; NEONATOLOGY; NEWBORN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DEATH AND EUTHANASIA;

DECISION MAKING; ETHICS, NURSING; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MEDICAL FUTILITY; NEONATOLOGY; PALLIATIVE CARE;

EID: 1542750116     PISSN: 15360903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/S1536-0903(03)00196-6     Document Type: Review

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