End of Life Pediatric Research: What About the Ethics?

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作者：

Laudy, Danielle ^{[1
,2
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Montreal, Fac Med, Dept Chirurg, Montreal, PQ, Canada

[2] Natl Council Eth Human Res, Ottawa, ON, Canada

来源：

JOURNAL OF ACADEMIC ETHICS | 2009年 / 7卷 / 1-2期

关键词：

Oncological pediatric; Clinical research; Patient best interest; End of life; Ethics;

D O I：

10.1007/s10805-009-9089-9

中图分类号：

B82 [伦理学（道德学）];

学科分类号：

摘要：

Clinical trials are required in order to develop new treatments and improve both patient life expectancy and quality of life. In this respect the last 10 years proved their efficiency. However clinical research shows one of the most difficult dilemmas from an ethical point of view. Patients included in clinical trials are submitted to known and unknown risks and hazards, but rarely benefit from the results. This is even more evident when clinical trials use children who are terminally ill. The core consideration becomes how far should we go with research when considering the child best interest.

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