Withholding or withdrawing life-sustaining treatment in extremely low gestational age neonates.

April R DworetzGirija NatarajanJohn LangerKathy KinlawJennifer R JamesMargarita BidegainAbhik DasBrenda PoindexterEdward F BellC M CottenHaresh KirpalaniSeetha ShankaranBarbara J Stollnull nullnull null

Published in: Archives of disease in childhood. Fetal and neonatal edition (2020)

Among infants who died, WWLST rates varied widely across centres and were associated with gestational age, race, ethnicity, necrotiing enterocolitis, and severe brain injury. Further exploration is needed into how race, centre, and approaches to care of infants with necrotiing enterocolitis and severe brain injury influence WWLST.

Keyphrases

brain injury
gestational age
preterm birth
low birth weight
birth weight
subarachnoid hemorrhage
early onset
cerebral ischemia
healthcare
palliative care
preterm infants
quality improvement
drug induced
combination therapy
physical activity
body mass index
chronic pain
affordable care act
smoking cessation