Unilateral pediatric "do not attempt resuscitation" orders: The pros, the cons, and a proposed approach

Pediatrics

Volumn 133, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2014, Pages

  Mercurio, Mark R ^a,b   Murray, Peter D ^a   Gross, Ian ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b YALE NEW HAVEN CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioethics; Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Children; Do not attempt resuscitation orders; Do not resuscitate orders; Dysthanasia; Ethics; Futility; Informed assent; Informed consent; Parental rights; Pediatrics; Resuscitation; Right to mercy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CHILD CARE; CONSULTATION; DO NOT ATTEMPT RESUSCITATION; EUTHANASIA; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART RHYTHM; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL ORDER; MORALITY; PARENTAL CONSENT; PATIENT AUTONOMY; PEDIATRICS; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESUSCITATION; SURVIVAL RATE;

BIOETHICS; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CHILDREN; DO NOT ATTEMPT RESUSCITATION ORDERS; DO NOT RESUSCITATE ORDERS; DYSTHANASIA; ETHICS; FUTILITY; INFORMED ASSENT; INFORMED CONSENT; PARENTAL RIGHTS; PEDIATRICS; RESUSCITATION; RIGHT TO MERCY;

CHILD; ETHICS, MEDICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, EXTREMELY PREMATURE; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PARENTAL CONSENT; PEDIATRICS; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESUSCITATION ORDERS;

EID: 84893241551     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2013-3608G     Document Type: Article

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