Medical end-of-life decisions in neonates and infants in Flanders
Title
Medical end-of-life decisions in neonates and infants in Flanders
Creator
Provoost V; Cools F; Mortier F; Bilsen J; Ramet J; Vandenplas Y; Deliens L
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Publisher
Lancet
Date
2005
Subject
Euthanasia; Non-U.S. Gov't; PedPal Lit; decision making; Withholding Treatment/statistics & numerical data; 48.9-64.0). Lethal drugs were administered in 15 cases among 117 early neonatal deaths and in two cases among 77 later deaths (13%vs 3%; 70.1-85.5) of the 121 physicians thought that their professional duty sometimes includes the prevention of unnecessary suffering by hastening death and 69 (58%; 95% CI 70.4-82.4) of the 253 deaths studied; Active/psychology/statistics & numerical data Female Humans Infant Infant; and such a decision was made in 14 3 cases (57%; Attitude of Health Personnel Belgium; Newborn Male Pain/therapy Palliative Care/statistics & numerical data Physicians/; p=0.018). The attitude study showed that 95 (79%; psychology Questionnaires Research Support
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2005
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Journal Article
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Citation
Provoost V; Cools F; Mortier F; Bilsen J; Ramet J; Vandenplas Y; Deliens L, “Medical end-of-life decisions in neonates and infants in Flanders,” Pediatric Palliative Care Library, accessed June 7, 2023, https://pedpalascnetlibrary.omeka.net/items/show/13651.