Background One of the most important and ethically challenging decisions made for children
with life-limiting conditions is withholding/withdrawing life-sustaining treatments (LST). As …

Importance End-of-life decisions occur daily in intensive care units (ICUs) around the world,
and these practices could change over time. Objective To determine the changes in end-of …

Background and aims The objectives of this integrative review were to understand how
parents of children with severe developmental disorders experience their involvement in …

Context Clarification of the potential differences in end-of-life care among East Asian
countries is necessary to provide palliative care that is individualized for each patient …

When is it permissible to allow a newborn infant to die on the basis of their future quality of
life? The prevailing official view is that treatment may be withdrawn only if the burdens in an …

Background: Intensive care doctors have to find the right balance between sharing crucial
decisions with families of patients on the one hand and not overburdening them on the other …

Purpose To determine how decisions to forgo life support are made in European pediatric
intensive care units (PICUs). Methods A multicenter, prospective study, the Eurydice II study …

Background Current focus on immediate survival from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA)
has diverted attention away from the variables potentially affecting long-term survival. Aim …

Background and Objectives: Working in pediatric and neonatal intensive care units (ICUs)
can be challenging and differs from work in adult ICUs. This study investigated for the first …

Background In the ethical and clinical literature, cases of parents who want treatment for
their child to be withdrawn against the views of the medical team have not received much …