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Ethical dilemmas of neonatal--perinatal surgery
1Division of Child Psychiatry, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Clinics in Perinatology
|March 1, 1989
Abstract:
This article reviews historical developments and ethical problems, including quality of life determinations, surrogate decision making, informed consent, and medical uncertainty. Procedural aspects of ethical decision making and a framework for resolving ethical dilemmas are described, and case examples are provided.