title: Ethical and quality-of-life issues in ventilator-dependent children.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Orlowski
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D011051:Poliomyelitis / Q000150:complications; D011379:Prognosis; D011788:Quality of Life; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000401:mortality; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D015996:Survival Rate