Medical ethics in pediatric critical care

Medical ethics in pediatric critical care

Orioles A; Morrison WE

Critical Care Clinics

2013

Child; Humans; United States; Terminal Care; decision making; Parental Consent; Personal Autonomy; Pediatrics; Withholding Treatment; Professional-Family Relations; Dissent and Disputes; Truth Disclosure; Critical Care; Tissue and Organ Procurement; Ethics; Medical; Patient Rights; Clinical; Ethics Committees; Resource Allocation

Ethically charged situations are common in pediatric critical care. Most situations can be managed with minimal controversy within the medical team or between the team and patients/families. Familiarity with institutional resources, such as hospital ethics committees, and national guidelines, such as publications from the American Academy of Pediatrics, American Medical Association, or Society of Critical Care Medicine, are an essential part of the toolkit of any intensivist. Open discussion with colleagues and within the multidisciplinary team can also ensure that when difficult situations arise, they are addressed in a proactive, evidence-based, and collegial manner.

2013-04

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