Two infants, same prognosis, different parental preferences.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1542/peds.2013-4044.
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Abstract
A central principle of justice is that similar cases should be decided in similar ways. In pediatrics, however, there are cases in which 2 infants have similar diagnoses and prognoses, but their parents request different treatments. In this Ethics Rounds, we present such a situation that occurred in a single NICU. Three physician-ethicists analyze the issues.
Medical subject headings
- Bioethical Issues
- Esophageal Atresia
- Parents
- Tracheoesophageal Fistula