Withdrawal and limitation of life support in paediatric intensive care

Goh, A.Y. and Lum, L.C. and Chan, P.W. and Bakar, F. and Chong, B.O. (1999) Withdrawal and limitation of life support in paediatric intensive care. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 80 (5). pp. 424-8. ISSN 0003-9888, DOI 10208946.

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Abstract

Limitation of treatment is the most common mode of death in a developing country's PICU and active withdrawal is still not widely practised. Paediatricians in developing countries are becoming more proactive in managing death and dying but have to consider sociocultural and religious factors when making such decisions.

Item Type: Article
Funders: UNSPECIFIED
Additional Information: Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, University Malaya Medical Centre
Uncontrolled Keywords: Cause of Death; Child; Child, Preschool;
Subjects: R Medicine > R Medicine (General)
Depositing User: Mr. Faizal Hamzah
Date Deposited: 04 Mar 2011 08:26
Last Modified: 26 Aug 2019 07:26
URI: http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/384

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