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Context: Identifying when a child is suffering can be incredibly challenging. Understanding how the term 'suffering' is used in pediatric critical care - and specifically end of life care - is critical for clinical decision-making, communication, and…
Objectives: In the context of serious or life-limiting illness, pediatric patients and their families are faced with difficult decisions surrounding appropriate resuscitation efforts in the event of a cardiopulmonary arrest. Code status orders are…
Despite greatly improved survival in pediatric patients with end-stage heart failure through the use of ventricular assist devices (VADs), heart failure ultimately remains a life-threatening disease with a significant symptom burden. With increased…
