The Outpatient Management of a Brain Dead Child
The patient, a 27-month-old girl, presented to Hospital B by ambulance in acute respiratory failure due to bilateral pneumothoraces.At 41 weeks, the patient had been delivered by Cesarean section for failure to progress at Hospital A in the same city. Three days after birth she suffered a respirator...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
1993
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Cambridge quarterly of healthcare ethics
Year: 1993, Volume: 2, Issue: 3, Pages: 359-370 |
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| Summary: | The patient, a 27-month-old girl, presented to Hospital B by ambulance in acute respiratory failure due to bilateral pneumothoraces.At 41 weeks, the patient had been delivered by Cesarean section for failure to progress at Hospital A in the same city. Three days after birth she suffered a respiratory arrest. Resuscitation and ventilator support were initiated promptly but the child did poorly, and shortly after this first arrest, the parents were told by the child's physician that she had no chance of recovery. Nevertheless, the mother continued to insist that the child be kept on a respirator and aggressive support be maintained. |
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| ISSN: | 1469-2147 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Cambridge quarterly of healthcare ethics
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0963180100004370 |