Are the GFRUP's recommendations for withholding or withdrawing treatments in critically ill children applicable? Results of a two-year survey
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Are the GFRUP's recommendations for withholding or withdrawing treatments in critically ill children applicable? Results of a two-year survey.
OBJECTIVE To evaluate feasibility of the guidelines of the Groupe Francophone de Réanimation et Urgence Pédiatriques (French-speaking group of paediatric intensive and emergency care; GFRUP) for limitation of treatments in the paediatric intensive care unit (PICU). DESIGN A 2-year prospective survey. SETTING A 12-bed PICU at the Hôpital Jeanne de Flandre, Lille, France. PATIENTS Were incl...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Medical Ethics
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0306-6800
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2006.015990