Ethics of resuscitation at different stages of life: A survey of perinatal physicians

Pediatrics

Volumn 127, Issue 5, 2011, Pages

  Laventhal, Naomi ^a   Spelke, M Bridget ^b   Andrews, Bree ^c   Larkin, L Knoll ^a   Meadow, William ^c   Janvier, Annie ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bioethical issues; Ethics; Extremely low birth weight infant; Intellectual disability; Medical ethics; Neonatology; Newborn infant; Obstetrics; Perinatology; Personhood; Prognosis; Psychomotor impairment; Quality of life; Resource allocation; Resuscitation; Survival; Triage; Withholding treatment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; INJURY; LIFE CYCLE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OBSTETRICS; PERINATAL CARE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RESUSCITATION; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; OBSTETRICS; PERINATOLOGY; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESUSCITATION; RISK FACTORS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955517831     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2010-1031     Document Type: Article

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