Advance care planning for paediatric patients

被引：25

作者：

Albersheim S. ^{[1
]}

Fernandez C. ^{[2
]}

Hilliard R. ^{[3
]}

Gervais P. ^{[4
]}

Tsai E. ^{[5
]}

机构：

[1] BC Children's Hospital, Vancouver, BC

[2] IWK Health Centre, Halifax, NS

[3] The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON

[4] Centre Hospitalier, Université Laval, Sainte-Foy, QC

[5] Kingston General Hospital, Kingston, ON

来源：

PAEDIATRICS & CHILD HEALTH | 2008年 / 13卷 / 09期

关键词：

Advance directives; Consent; Palliative care;

D O I：

10.1093/pch/13.9.791

中图分类号：

R72 [儿科学];

学科分类号：

100202 ;

摘要：

Medical and technological advances have increased survival rates and enhanced the quality of life for infants, children and youths with chronic life-threatening conditions. Advance care planning includes the process of discussing life-sustaining treatments and establishing long,term care goals. Paediatric health care practitioners have an ethical obligation to educate themselves about this aspect of medical care. The present statement aims to assist health care practitioners to discuss advance care planning for paediatric patients in varied settings. Advance care planning requires effective communication to clarify the goals of care and establish agreement on what treatments may or may not be appropriate to achieve these goals, including resuscitative and palliative measures.

引用

页码：791 / 796

页数：6

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