Ethics rounds. Symbolic resuscitation, medical futility, and parental rights

Pediatrics. 2010 Oct;126(4):769-72. doi: 10.1542/peds.2010-1379. Epub 2010 Sep 13.

Authors

Joel Frader¹, Eric Kodish, John D Lantos

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pediatrics Medical Humanities/Bioethics, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, and Palliative Care, Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL, USA.

PMID: 20837595
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2010-1379

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Child, Preschool
Ethics*
Family Conflict*
Female
Humans
Medical Futility / ethics
Palliative Care
Parental Consent*
Resuscitation Orders / ethics*