Is continuation of life support always the best option for neonates with congenital anatomical anomalies?

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 18-24

  Hazebroek, Frans W ^a  

^a SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL DEFECT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONGENITAL DIAPHRAGM HERNIA; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM MALFORMATION; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; LUNG MALFORMATION; MECONIUM ASPIRATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MORTALITY; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; NETHERLANDS; PEDIATRIC ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPPORT GROUP;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIFE SUPPORT CARE; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PROGNOSIS; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 30344444003     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2005.10.063     Document Type: Conference Paper

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