Clinical concepts of futility and ethically justified limits on neonatal care: A case presentation of an infant with Apgar scores of 0 at 1, 5, and 10 minutes

American Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 159-162

  McGraw, Melanie P ^a   Perlman, Jeffrey ^a   Chervenak, Frank A ^a   McCullough, Laurence B ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Apgar score; Futility; Infant; Newborn; Resuscitation; Stillborn

Indexed keywords

APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPREHENSION; DELIVERY ROOM; ETHICAL DECISION MAKING; HEART BEAT; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NEWBORN; NEWBORN ASSESSMENT; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SOLUTIO PLACENTAE; STILLBIRTH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

APGAR SCORE; ETHICS, MEDICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; MALE; MEDICAL FUTILITY; NEW YORK CITY; PREGNANCY; RESUSCITATION;

EID: 33646017103     PISSN: 07351631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-934095     Document Type: Article

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