End-of-life decisions and practices for very preterm infants in the Wallonia-Brussels Federation of Belgium
Abstract Background Very preterm birth (24 to < 32 week’s gestation) is a major public health issue due to its prevalence, the clinical and ethical questions it raises and the associated costs. It raises two major clinical and ethical dilemma: (i) during the perinatal period, whether or not to actively manage a baby born very prematurely and (ii) during the postnatal period, whether or not to continue a curative treatment plan initiated at birth. The Wallonia-Brussels Federation in Belgium counts 11 neonatal intensive care units. Methods An inventory of key practices was compiled on the bas... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2018 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | BMC Pediatrics, Vol 18, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2018) |
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Schlagwörter: | Preterm birth / End-of-life / NICU / Survey / Belgium / Pediatrics / RJ1-570 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27003445 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-018-1168-x |