Should Neonatologists Give Opinions Withdrawing Life-sustaining Treatment?
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Blumenthal-Barby, JS; Loftis, L; Cummings, CL; Meadow, W; Lemmon, M; Ubel, PA; McCullough, L; Rao, E; Lantos, JD
Published in: Pediatrics
December 2016
An infant has a massive intracranial hemorrhage. She is neurologically devastated and ventilator-dependent. The prognosis for pulmonary or neurologic recovery is bleak. The physicians and parents face a choice: withdraw the ventilator and allow her to die or perform a tracheotomy? The parents cling to hope for recovery. The physician must decide how blunt to be in communicating his own opinions and recommendations. Should the physician try to give just the facts? Or should he also make a recommendation based on his own values? In this article, experts in neonatology, decision-making, and bioethics discuss this situation and the choice that the physician faces.
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Pediatrics
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1098-4275
Publication Date
December 2016
Volume
138
Issue
6
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Resuscitation Orders
- Quality of Life
- Physician's Role
- Pediatrics
- Neonatologists
- Intensive Care Units, Neonatal
- Infant, Newborn
- Infant, Extremely Premature
- Humans
- Female
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Blumenthal-Barby, J. S., Loftis, L., Cummings, C. L., Meadow, W., Lemmon, M., Ubel, P. A., … Lantos, J. D. (2016). Should Neonatologists Give Opinions Withdrawing Life-sustaining Treatment? Pediatrics, 138(6). https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2016-2585
Blumenthal-Barby, J. S., Laura Loftis, Christy L. Cummings, William Meadow, Monica Lemmon, Peter A. Ubel, Laurence McCullough, Emily Rao, and John D. Lantos. “Should Neonatologists Give Opinions Withdrawing Life-sustaining Treatment?” Pediatrics 138, no. 6 (December 2016). https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2016-2585.
Blumenthal-Barby JS, Loftis L, Cummings CL, Meadow W, Lemmon M, Ubel PA, et al. Should Neonatologists Give Opinions Withdrawing Life-sustaining Treatment? Pediatrics. 2016 Dec;138(6).
Blumenthal-Barby, J. S., et al. “Should Neonatologists Give Opinions Withdrawing Life-sustaining Treatment?” Pediatrics, vol. 138, no. 6, Dec. 2016. Pubmed, doi:10.1542/peds.2016-2585.
Blumenthal-Barby JS, Loftis L, Cummings CL, Meadow W, Lemmon M, Ubel PA, McCullough L, Rao E, Lantos JD. Should Neonatologists Give Opinions Withdrawing Life-sustaining Treatment? Pediatrics. 2016 Dec;138(6).
Published In
Pediatrics
DOI
EISSN
1098-4275
Publication Date
December 2016
Volume
138
Issue
6
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Resuscitation Orders
- Quality of Life
- Physician's Role
- Pediatrics
- Neonatologists
- Intensive Care Units, Neonatal
- Infant, Newborn
- Infant, Extremely Premature
- Humans
- Female