Parental Views on Withdrawing Life-Sustaining Therapies in Critically Ill Children

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Source: 
Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
Synopsis: 

Objective: To broaden existing knowledge of pediatric end-of-life decision making by exploring factors described by parents of patients in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) as important/influential if they were to consider withdrawing life-sustaining therapies.

Vol/Page/Date: 
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2009;163(11):986-992
Resource Type: 
Journal Article
Author/Source: 
Kelly Nicole Michelson, MD, MPH et al
keywords: 
pediatrics, withdrawal from life sustaining treatment, end-of-life decisions, quality of life
Submitter: 
Peters
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