Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde
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Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd · May 1994
[Limitations to care; evaluation of decision making concerning the death of 104 children in a surgical intensive care unit].
To analyse the decision-making process concerning withholding and withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment in children who died in a paediatric surgical intensive care unit. ⋯ The problems and guidelines suggested from the field of neonatology are applicable not only to newborns with severe congenital anomalies, but also to older children. Evaluation of the decision-making process should not be limited to medical-technical and nursing aspects, but should also include the experiences of the parents and the treatment team.