Withdrawal of life sustaining treatment in children in the first year of life

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 641-645

  Eason, E B ^a   Castriotta, R J ^b   Gremillion, V ^c   Sparks, J W ^c  

^a University of Texas Houston Medical School ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; CHILD DEATH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ETHICAL DECISION MAKING; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PEDIATRIC ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT; PROGNOSIS; RESUSCITATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADVISORY COMMITTEES; BIOETHICAL ISSUES; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; LIFE SUPPORT CARE; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; RESUSCITATION ORDERS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 51149113276     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jp.2008.58     Document Type: Article

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