BACKGROUND: Death remains a common event in the neonatal intensive care unit, and often involves limitation or withdrawal of life sustaining treatment. OBJECTIVE: To document changes in the causes of death and its management over the last two…
OBJECTIVE: To determine the frequency, types, sources, and predictors of conflict surrounding the care of pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) patients with prolonged stay. SETTING: A tertiary care, university-affiliated PICU in Boston. PARTICIPANTS:…
OBJECTIVE:
Evaluate changes in end-of-life care following initiation of a palliative care program in a neonatal intensive care unit.
STUDY DESIGN:
Retrospective study comparing infant deaths before and after implementation of a Palliative Care…
SETTING
Neonatal end-of-life decisions could be influenced by cultural and ethnic backgrounds. These practices have been well described in the West but have not been systematically studied in an Asian population.