Perinatal practice in extreme premature delivery: variation in Dutch physicians' preferences despite guideline
Decisions at the limits of viability about initiating care are challenging. We aimed to investigate physicians' preferences on treatment decisions, against the background of the 2010 Dutch guideline offering active care from 24(+0/7) weeks of gestational age (GA). Obstetricians' and neonatologists' opinions were compared. An online survey was conducted amongst all perinatal professionals (n = 205) of the 10 Dutch level III perinatal care centers. Response rate was 60 % (n = 122). Comfort care was mostly recommended below 24(+0/7) weeks and intensive care over 26(+0/7) weeks. The professional v... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2016 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | Geurtzen , R , Draaisma , J , Hermens , R , Scheepers , L , Woiski , M , van Heijst , A & Hogeveen , M 2016 , ' Perinatal practice in extreme premature delivery: variation in Dutch physicians' preferences despite guideline ' , European Journal of Pediatrics , vol. 175 , no. 8 , pp. 1039-1046 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-016-2741-7 |
Schlagwörter: | Limits of viability / Prenatal counseling / Extreme prematurity / Treatment decisions / Resuscitation |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-28612407 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://cris.maastrichtuniversity.nl/en/publications/72660661-6934-4b18-856f-855ed63e4213 |