Policy change for infants born at the "cusp of viability ": A Canadian NICU experience

Pediatrics

Volumn 134, Issue 5, 2014, Pages e1405-e1410

  Mahgou, Linda ^a   Van Manen, Michael ^a,b   Byrne, Paul ^a,b   Tyebkhan, Juzer M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c GLENROSE REHABILITATION HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ethics; Extreme prematurity; Gestational age; Infant; NICU; Policy change; Viability

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADIAN; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY COUNSELING; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POLICY; POLICY CHANGE; RESUSCITATION; CANADA; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; PREMATURITY; TRENDS;

CANADA; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; RESUSCITATION ORDERS;

EID: 84908868959     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2014-0904     Document Type: Article

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