End of life in the neonatal intensive care unit

Clinics

Volumn 66, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1569-1572

  Moura, Helena ^a   Costa, Vera ^b   Rodrigues, Manuela ^b   Almeida, Filipe ^c   Maia, Teresa ^b   Guimarães, Hercília ^b,c  

^a Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar   (Portugal)

^b HOSPITAL DE SÃO JOÃO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

End of life; Ethics in neonatology; Intensive care; Neonatal death; Nicu

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PARENT; PATIENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PORTUGAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TERMINAL CARE; TIME; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL;

DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; LIFE SUPPORT CARE; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PARENTS; PORTUGAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TERMINAL CARE; TIME FACTORS; VISITORS TO PATIENTS; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 80053524591     PISSN: 18075932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1807-59322011000900011     Document Type: Review

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