Challenges to code status discussions for pediatric patients.

In the context of serious or life-limiting illness, pediatric patients and their families are faced with difficult decisions surrounding appropriate resuscitation efforts in the event of a cardiopulmonary arrest. Code status orders are one way to inform end-of-life medical decision making. The objec...

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Main Authors: Katherine E Kruse, Jason Batten, Melissa L Constantine, Saraswati Kache, David Magnus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5667871?pdf=render