A growing number of children with life-limiting conditions (LLCs) are being cared for in paediatric critical care (PCC) settings where they are at high risk of developing complications and many die after prolonged admissions. Relatively few of these patient and their parents/carers have had documented discussions about their wishes in the event of serious deterioration before admission to PCC. This article examines the complexities of decision-making in children with LLCs who are admitted to PCC settings.
Sidgwick, P. et al. 2019. Parallel planning and the paediatric critical care patient. Archives of Diseases in Childhood, 104, p 994-997.
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