Withdrawal of treatment in children.
With advances in medical technology, many critically ill children will die following withdrawal of treatment rather than failed resuscitation attempts. Legally the parents are surrogate decision makers. The authors review the ethical, legal and practical aspects of withdrawal of treatment and the complex interactions between them.
Vince
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Kings College Hospital, London.
Petros
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D002648:Child; D002651:Child Advocacy; D003422:Critical Care; D016638:Critical Illness / Q000628:therapy*; D005192:Family Health; D006801:Humans; D016743:Mental Competency; D010348:Patient Care Team; D020458:Third-Party Consent; D028761:Withholding Treatment / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence