Archives de pédiatrie : organe officiel de la Sociéte française de pédiatrie
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Comparative Study
[What become the decisions of limitation of treatments after discharge from the paediatric intensive care unit?].
The fact that some children may survive despite a decision of limitation of treatments (DLT) is taken in Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) is a recent data. Although the French-speaking Group of Paediatric Intensive and Emergency Care (GFRUP) has published guidelines for limitation of treatments in PICU, outcome of these surviving children has not yet been studied. ⋯ This study shows a lack of DLT data transmission, which is in contradiction with the GFRUP's guidelines. Correction of this lack is essential to improve cooperation between units in charge of these children.