| The role of a pediatric ethics committee in the newborn intensive care unit. | |
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PMID: 20336075 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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Institutional Ethics Committees are commonly available in hospitals with newborn intensive care units, and may serve as a valuable resource for staff and parents dealing with difficult ethical decisions. Many clinicians may be unaware of when the committee might be helpful, or how it functions. After a brief historical introduction, two cases are presented as illustrations of pediatric ethics committee function. The first involves consideration of cardiac surgery for an infant with ventricular septal defect and Trisomy 13. The second involves disagreement between staff and parents regarding possible provision of cardio-pulmonary resuscitation in a terminally ill newborn. Principles and considerations often brought to bear in committee deliberations are reviewed for each case. Neonatologists, staff and families should be aware of this potentially valuable resource, and are encouraged to use it for situations of moral distress, conflict resolution or ethical uncertainty. |
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M R Mercurio |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2010-03-25 |
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Title: Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association Volume: 31 ISSN: 1476-5543 ISO Abbreviation: J Perinatol Publication Date: 2011 Jan |
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Created Date: 2010-12-29 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8501884 Medline TA: J Perinatol Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1-9 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Pediatric, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA. mark.mercurio@yale.edu |
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