Ethical Problems in Decision Making in the Neonatal ICU
John D. Lantos
Abstract
(Abstracted from N Engl J Med 2018;379(19):1851–1860) In the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), disagreements about whether life-sustaining treatment can ethically be withheld or withdrawn are not uncommon. At times, doctors recommend treatments and parents refuse, and sometimes, parents request continued treatment that doctors think inappropriate.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineNeonatal intensive care unitIntensive care unitIntensive care medicineUnit (ring theory)NursingPediatricsMathematics educationMathematicsEthics and Legal Issues in Pediatric HealthcarePalliative Care and End-of-Life IssuesEthics in medical practice