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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…

This article discusses end-of-life issues in critically ill cancer patients. Since the majority of deaths will occur after limiting or withdrawing life support, focus should be given to ensuring that multidisciplinary family meetings are convened to…

Improving the quality of end-of-life care has become a national health care priority. A necessary step in this process in the pediatric intensive care unit (ICU) is examining the knowledge, attitudes,and behaviors of pediatric critical care…