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Title: | WASP (write a scientific paper) : special cases of selective non-treatment and/or DNR |
Authors: | Mallia, Pierre |
Keywords: | Medical ethics -- Decision making Neonatology -- Moral and ethical aspects Science publishing -- Moral and ethical aspects Terminal care -- Moral and ethical aspects |
Issue Date: | 2018 |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Citation: | Mallia, P. (2018). WASP (write a scientific paper) : special cases of selective non-treatment and/or DNR. Early Human Development, 124, 62-64. |
Abstract: | Fetuses at low gestational age limit of viability, neonates with life threatening or life limiting congenital anomalies and deteriorating acutely ill newborn babies in intensive care, pose taxing ethical questions on whether to forego or stop treatment and allow them to die naturally. Although there is essentially no ethical difference between end of life decision between neonates and other children and adults, in the former, the fact that we are dealing with a new life, may pose greater problems to staff and parents. Good communication skills and involvement of all the team and the parents should start from the beginning to see which treatment can be foregone or stopped in the best interests of the child. This article deals with the importance of clinical ethics to avoid legal and moral showdowns and discusses accepted moral practice in this difficult area. |
URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/124507 |
Appears in Collections: | Scholarly Works - FacM&SFM |
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