More than 50,000 children in the United States die every year. Causes of death in children
differ significantly from causes of death in adults—and palliative care guidelines and …

OBJECTIVE. Despite recognition that dying children and their families have unique palliative
care needs, there has been little empirical inquiry of parent perspectives to improve the …

If the clinician is asked to attend to a child who may be at risk of dying from a life shortening
condition, principles and concepts learnt in previous chapters apply. The difference lies in …

Aims The aims of this study were to assess the attitudes of S lovene paediatricians to
aspects of end‐of‐life (EOL) care and compare these attitudes between paediatric …

A substantial number of reports and studies in the last 10-15 years have described the
physician's attitude towards neonatal EoL decisions and medical practice in the …

Pediatric palliative care aims at improving the care and quality of life of children who are
terminally ill or have a fatal prognosis. In the hospital setting, end-of-life decisions and …

Background Seriously ill children suffer from numerous symptoms at the end of their lives,
including pain, anxiety, and restricted communication. There are currently no …

OBJECTIVE. Decisions regarding end-of-life care in critically ill newborns in the Netherlands
have received considerable criticism from the media and from the public. This might be …

Importance Attitudes toward end-of-life decision-making in neonatology have been studied
in physicians and other health care professionals and are mostly shaped by their clinical …

In this chapter, we will first describe a few cases to illustrate how these questions translate
into dilemmas regarding end-of-life decision making in pediatric practice. Given that most …