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