Ethical dilemmas in the perinatal period: guidelines for end-of-life decisions and practice.

Authors
Dehan, M Gold, F Grassin, M Janaud, JC Morisot, C Ropert, JC Simeoni, U
Citation
M. Dehan et al., Ethical dilemmas in the perinatal period: guidelines for end-of-life decisions and practice., ARCH PED, 8(4), 2001, pp. 407-419
Citations number
34
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics
Journal title
ARCHIVES DE PEDIATRIE
ISSN journal
0929693X → ACNP
Volume
8
Issue
4
Year of publication
2001
Pages
407 - 419
Database
ISI
SICI code
0929-693X(200104)8:4<407:EDITPP>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
According to several recent surveys, around 50% of the deaths occurring now adays in French neonatal intensive care units result from a medical decisio n. This has led French neonatologists to set up guidelines for end-of-life decisions and practice in the perinatal period, which are presented in this paper. It covers definitions, clinical situations, ethical principles. obl igations of the medical and nursing staff and specific conditions where dil emmas occur. (C) 2001 Editions scientifiques et medicales Elsevier SAS.