The history of ethical decision making in neonatal intensive care

Journal of Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 368-384

  Placencia, Frank X ^a   McCullough, Laurence B ^b  

^a TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Baby Doe; best interests; ethics; history; neonatology

Indexed keywords

ACT; CHILD ADVOCACY; ETHICAL DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARENTAL CONSENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW;

BENCHMARKING; DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; LIFE SUPPORT CARE; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PEDIATRICS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RESUSCITATION ORDERS; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 82155192228     PISSN: 08850666     EISSN: 15251489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0885066610393315     Document Type: Review

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