Intensive care in an adolescent with trisomy 18: an ethical dilemma.
D000293:Adolescent; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D006332:Cardiomegaly / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002887:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 18; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods; D003657:Decision Making; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008020:Life Support Care / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D028681:Moral Obligations; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014314:Trisomy / Q000175:diagnosis*