Journal article
Noninitiation or withdrawal of intensive care for high-risk newborns
Pediatrics (Evanston), Vol.119(2), pp.401-403
02/2007
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2006-3180
PMID: 17272630
Abstract
Advances in medical technology have led to dilemmas in initiation and withdrawal of intensive care of newborn infants with a very poor prognosis. Physicians and parents together must make difficult decisions guided by their understanding of the child's best interest. The foundation for these decisions consists of several key elements: (1) direct and open communication between the health care team and the parents of the child with regard to the medical status, prognosis, and treatment options; (2) inclusion of the parents as active participants in the decision process; (3) continuation of comfort care even when intensive care is not being provided; and (4) treatment decisions that are guided primarily by the best interest of the child.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Noninitiation or withdrawal of intensive care for high-risk newborns
- Creators
- Edward F BellCommittee on Fetus and Newborn, American Academy of Pediatrics
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Pediatrics (Evanston), Vol.119(2), pp.401-403
- DOI
- 10.1542/peds.2006-3180
- PMID
- 17272630
- NLM abbreviation
- Pediatrics
- ISSN
- 0031-4005
- eISSN
- 1098-4275
- Publisher
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 02/2007
- Academic Unit
- Stead Family Department of Pediatrics; Neonatology
- Record Identifier
- 9984093315402771
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