Jonathan M Fanaroff 1 , Jean-Michel Hascoët , Thor Willy Ruud Hansen , Malcolm Levene , Mikael Norman , Apostolos Papageorgiou , Eric Shinwell , Margot van de Bor , David K Stevenson Show Affiliations »
Abstract
UNLABELLED: Premature infants at the limits of viability raise difficult ethical, legal, social and economic questions. Neonatologists attending an international Collegium were surveyed about delivery room behaviour, and the approach taken by selected countries practicing 'modern' medicine was explored. CONCLUSION: There were strong preferences for comfort care at 22 weeks and full resuscitation at 24 weeks. Resuscitation was a grey area at 23 weeks. Cultural, social and legal factors also had a considerable impact on decision-making. ©2014 Foundation Acta Paediatrica. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
UNLABELLED: Premature infants at the limits of viability raise difficult ethical, legal, social and economic questions. Neonatologists attending an international Collegium were surveyed about delivery room behaviour, and the approach taken by selected countries practicing 'modern' medicine was explored. CONCLUSION: There were strong preferences for comfort care at 22 weeks and full resuscitation at 24 weeks. Resuscitation was a grey area at 23 weeks. Cultural, social and legal factors also had a considerable impact on decision-making. ©2014 Foundation Acta Paediatrica. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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Keywords:
Ethics; Extremely premature infants; International perspectives; Neonatology; Resuscitation
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Year: 2014
PMID： 24635758 DOI： 10.1111/apa.12633
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Acta Paediatr ISSN： 0803-5253 Impact factor: 2.299