Surrogate decision making in the case of a pregnant woman newly disabled with brain injury

PM and R

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 57-65

  Fins, Joseph J ^a   Hammond, Cassing ^b   Tarsney, Preya S ^c   Panero, Alberto ^d   Martinez, Jasmine ^d   Kirschner, Kristi L ^b,e  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^d JACKSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e Schwab Rehabilitation Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN INJURY; CRANIECTOMY; EDITORIAL; ETHICAL DECISION MAKING; ETHICS; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; MATERNAL WELFARE; MOTHER; MOTHER FETUS RELATIONSHIP; PATIENT COUNSELING; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK MANAGEMENT; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; WELLBEING;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; BRAIN INJURIES; CRANIOTOMY; DECISION MAKING; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME;

EID: 84872536716     PISSN: 19341482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2012.12.001     Document Type: Editorial

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