Implementing structured, multiprofessional medical ethical decision-making in a neonatal intensive care unit
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A framework for ethical decision making in neonatal intensive care.
UNLABELLED Intensive care for neonates with high risks of severe impairment and the possibility of a prolonged dying process represents a frequent ethical issue in neonatal units. The aim of this paper is to present a framework for structured decision making that has been developed in a neonatal intensive care unit and to demonstrate its impact on the healthcare team and on survival of critical...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Medical Ethics
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0306-6800,1473-4257
DOI: 10.1136/medethics-2011-100250