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- Title
Withdrawal of neonatal mechanical ventilation against the parents’ wishes.
- Authors
Isaacs, David; Kilham, Henry; Gordon, Adrienne; Jeffery, Heather; Tarnow-Mordi, William; Woolnough, Janet; Hamblin, Julie; Tobin, Bernadette
- Abstract
Neonatologists and parents usually agree when intensive treatment should be stopped. We describe the management of two babies where there was disagreement between the parents and hospital staff, and discuss the medical, legal and ethical implications of the two cases.
- Subjects
AUTONOMY (Psychology); TERMINAL care; ARTIFICIAL respiration; FRUSTRATION; NEWBORN infants; NEONATOLOGISTS
- Publication
Journal of Paediatrics & Child Health, 2006, Vol 42, Issue 5, p311
- ISSN
1034-4810
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1440-1754.2006.00861.x