The purposes of this review are to describe differences between palliative care for adult
patients and palliative care for pediatric patients, both generally and in the intensive care …

Background Neonatal deaths are often associated with the complex decision to limit or
withdraw life-sustaining interventions (LSIs) rather than therapeutic impasses. Despite the …

OBJECTIVE: To identify the prevalence of management plans and decision-making
processes for terminal care patients in pediatric intensive care units. METHODOLOGY …

Great differences in end-of-life practices in treating the critically ill around the world warrant
agreement regarding the major ethical principles. This analysis determines the extent of …

The treatment of terminally ill patients raises many dilemmas that make it difficult to draw a
line between treatment of uncertain benefits and therapeutic utility. Aim: To synthesize the …

The improvements in the obstetrical and neonatal diagnosis and therapies have resulted
into an increase in the survival rate of infants previously considered as non-viable. Debate is …

Objective To broaden existing knowledge of pediatric end-of-life decision making by
exploring factors described by parents of patients in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) …

Background: The circumstances and care provided at the end of a child's life have a
profound impact on family members. Although assessing experiences and outcomes during …

Purpose Intensive care unit health care professionals must be skilled in providing end-of-life
care. Crucial in this kind of care is end-of-life decision-making, which is a complex process …

OBJECTIVE: To compare end-of-life decisions for neonatal and pediatric patients. STUDY
DESIGN: This study involved a chart review of all pediatric deaths occurring over a 2-year …