End-of-life decisions and practices for very preterm infants in the Wallonia-Brussels Federation of Belgium
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 basis of a... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2018 |
Schlagwörter: | Pédiatrie / Belgium / End-of-life / NICU / Preterm birth / Survey |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-28864404 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://hdl.handle.net/2013/ULB-DIPOT:oai:dipot.ulb.ac.be:2013/278668 |