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Decisions concerning potentially life-sustaining treatments in paediatric nephrology: a multicentre study in French-speaking countries

2004; Oxford University Press; Volume: 19; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1093/ndt/gfh100

ISSN

1460-2385

Autores

Isabelle Fauriel, Grégoire Moutel, Marie‐Laure Moutard, Luc Montuclard, Nathalie Duchange, Ingrid Callies, Irène François, Pierre Cochat, Catherine Hervé,

Tópico(s)

Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues

Resumo

Background. Few studies have looked at how decisions are made to withhold or to withdraw potentially life-sustaining treatments (LST) in paediatric nephrology. The aim of this work was to evaluate such practices in all nephrology centres in French-speaking European countries, so that guidelines could be discussed and drawn up by professionals.

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