Is Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for a Neonate Ever Ethically Obligatory?
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Certain interventions in the neonatal intensive care unit are considered ethically obligatory, and should be provided over parental objections. After reviewing a case, comparative outcome data, and relevant ethical principles, we propose that extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for meconium aspiration syndrome may, in some cases, be an ethically obligatory treatment.
Medical subject headings
- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
- Jehovah's Witnesses
- Meconium Aspiration Syndrome
- Parental Consent
- Patient Rights