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Ethics roundtable debate: Child with severe brain damage and an underlying brain tumour

par Gunn, Scott;Hashimoto, Satoru;Karakozov, Michael;Marx, Thomas;Tan, Ian;Thompson, Dan;Vincent, Jean Louis
Référence Critical care, 8, 4, page (213-218)
Publication Publié, 2004-08

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A young person presents with a highly malignant brain tumour with hemiparesis and limited prognosis after resection. She then suffers an iatrogenic cardiac and respiratory arrest that results in profound anoxic encephalopathy. A difference in opinion between the treatment team and the parent is based on a question of futile therapy. Opinions from five intensivists from around the world explore the differences in ethical and legal issues. A Physician-ethicist comments on the various approaches.