Neonatal and pediatric critical care: ethical decision making.
Crit Care Clin
; 12(1): 149-64, 1996 Jan.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-8821016
ABSTRACT
The current standards for surrogate decision making for children are analyzed in this article. A number of potential pitfalls are involved with this issue, including questions about the child's maturity and competence. The present approach for medical decision making for noncompetent children is the "best interest" standard. In many medical decisions, the "best interest" standard is not applicable and a "rational parent" standard is presented.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Pediatria
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Terapia Intensiva Neonatal
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Cuidados Críticos
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Ética Médica
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
/
Risk_factors_studies
Aspecto:
Ethics
Limite:
Child
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Child, preschool
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Humans
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Infant
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Newborn
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Crit Care Clin
Assunto da revista:
TERAPIA INTENSIVA
Ano de publicação:
1996
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos