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

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Medicine & culture | Medicine & culturePublication details: Baltimore, Md. ; London : Johns Hopkins University Press, c2001.Description: 224p. ; 23cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780801867620 :
  • 0801867622 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 174.20973 21
LOC classification:
  • RJ253.5 .L36 2001
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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.
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2 Week Loan Cork University Hospital Healthcare Library Cork University Hospital Healthcare Library Open Shelves W 174.2 LANT (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 0008869770
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

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.

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