Ethical issues in the treatment of extremely low birth weight neonates
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During their everyday work in neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), physicians face many ethical dilemmas. Modern technology increases the chances of survival even of extremely low birth weight (ELBW) newborns, with a minimum number of complications. In countries with guides and expert group recommendations, neonatologists’ decisions on limiting or withdrawing life-sustaining medical treatment (LSMT) in critically ill patients are led by these recommendations. However, what should be done in a country where such recommendations are not available?
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