Forgoing Life-Sustaining or Death-Prolonging Therapy in the Pediatric ICU

Most deaths in the pediatric intensive care unit occur after a decision to withhold or withdraw life-sustaining treatments. The management of children at the end of life can be divided into three steps. The first concerns the decision-making process. The second concerns the actions taken once a deci...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Devictor, D., Latour, Jos, Tissières, P.
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2008
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/28475