Spinal muscular atrophy type 1: Is long-term mechanical ventilation ethical?

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 237-

  Ryan, Monique M ^a,b   Kilham, Henry ^a   Jacobe, Stephen ^a   Tobin, Bernadette ^c   Isaacs, David ^a,b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Autonomy; Competence; End of life; Futility; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTUBATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIGION; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; DISEASE COURSE; FACE MASK; NOTE; PHENOTYPE; SURVIVAL; TRACHEOSTOMY; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CLINICAL STUDY; DIAGNOSIS; ETHICS; HEREDITARY SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY; INTENSIVE CARE;

HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; NEW SOUTH WALES; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHIES OF CHILDHOOD;

EID: 34147092115     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2007.01052.x     Document Type: Article

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