Resuscitation at the limits of viability - An Irish perspective

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 98, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1456-1460

  Khan, R A ^a   Burgoyne, L ^b   O'Connell, M P ^a   Dempsey, E M ^b,c  

^a Pathology Research Laboratory   (Ireland)

^b Irish Centre for Fetal and Neonatal Translational Research   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Intervention; Resuscitation; Viability

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; IRELAND; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEWBORN CARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTAL MAIL; PREMATURE LABOR; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESUSCITATION; SURVIVAL RATE;

AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FETAL VIABILITY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; IRELAND; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESUSCITATION; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 68549111101     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2009.01400.x     Document Type: Article

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