Ethical issues in pediatric critical care neurology

Ethical issues in pediatric critical care neurology

Shevell M

Seminars In Pediatric Neurology

2004

Child; Humans; Pediatrics; Medical Futility; Research; Informed Consent; Ethics; Medical; Professional Patient Relationship; Death and Euthanasia; ICU Decision Making; Biomedical and Behavioral Research; Critical Care/ethics; Health Care and Public Health; Intensive Care Units/ethics; Jurisprudence; Neurology/ethics

Ethical issues in the critical care unit frequently arise in children with neurological problems. These ethical issues frequently challenge our medical management of such cases and can be quite problematic. This article reviews key ethical issues that may arise including informed consent, futility, justice/rationing, clinical research conduct and the severely compromised patient who is in either a permanent vegetative or minimally conscious state.

2004

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