Pediatric surgeons engaged in oncology will inevitably treat patients receiving palliative
care, but their role in this context is poorly described. This article identifies some of the …

Moral distress is a complex phenomenon whereby a person feels tension, constraint, or
conflict with an action or circumstance because it goes against their individual or the …

Background As pediatricians play a vital role in pediatric palliative care (PPC),
understanding their perspectives toward PPC is important. PPC is established for a long …

Importance Most youths receiving palliative care undergo many surgical interventions over
their lifetimes. The intended purposes of interventions in the context of goals of care are not …

For paediatric patients with serious illness and their families, medical decision making is
complex. 1 Shared decision making requires the clinical team to clearly communicate …

Context Parents of children who die in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) carry
memories of their child's suffering throughout a lifelong grieving experience. Given their …

Among the most common phrases in this report are “research is limited” and “systematic
data are not available”….[there is] little research on which to base decisions about services …

Robbie is a 9-year-old boy with metastatic osteosarcoma, recently found to have significant
disease progression with bilateral pulmonary involvement and diffuse bony pain. When his …

Asking about the guiding goal of care (GOC) offers health care professionals a perspective
on how an individual patient or a family prioritizes health care decisions and is an essential …

Purpose The authors sought to understand bereaved family preferences for end‐of‐life
(EOL) care, particularly among Black families and those in the South. Methods Semi …