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Record Nr.

UNINA9910780191903321

Autore

Lantos John D

Titolo

The Lazarus case : life-and-death issues in neonatal intensive care / / John D. Lantos

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Baltimore : , : Johns Hopkins University Press, , 2001

©2001

ISBN

0-8018-7637-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xvi, 183 pages)

Collana

Medicine & culture

Disciplina

174/.2

Soggetti

Neonatal intensive care - Moral and ethical aspects

Physicians - Malpractice

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [167]-178) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Somebody will pay -- Passing out in the NICU -- Learning about death and dying -- Standards of care -- Prognostication and futility -- Consent, communication, shared decision making -- Getting paid -- Home births -- Mistakes in context -- Closing argument.

Sommario/riassunto

In this volume, John Lantos weaves a story that captures the dilemmas of modern medical practice. He draws on his experience in neonatal medicine, paediatrics and medical ethics to explore ethical dilemmas through one poignant representative situation.