Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-178) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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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.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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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.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS NOTE (ELECTRONIC RESOURCES)
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
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Title
Lazarus case.
International Standard Book Number
0801867622
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Neonatal intensive care-- Moral and ethical aspects.
Physicians-- Malpractice.
Decision Making.
Ethics, Medical.
Infant.
Intensive Care, Neonatal-- legislation & jurisprudence.