Ethical dilemma: offering short-term extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support for terminally ill children who are not candidates for long-term mechanical circulatory support or heart transplantation.

Authors

Venkat Shankar, George Washington University
John P. Costello, George Washington University
Syed Murfad Peer, Children's National Medical Center
Darren Klugman, George Washington University
Dilip S. Nath, Children's National Medical CenterFollow

Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

4-2014

Journal

World Journal of Pediatric Congenital Heart Surgery

Volume

Volume 5, Issue 2

Issue

2

Inclusive Pages

311-314

Keywords

Cardiomyopathies--therapy; Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation--ethics; Heart Failure--therapy; Medical Futility--ethics; Terminal Care--ethics

APA Citation

Shankar, V., Costello, J.P., Peer, S.M., Klugman, D., Nath, D.S. (2014). Ethical dilemma: offering short-term extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support for terminally ill children who are not candidates for long-term mechanical circulatory support or heart transplantation. World Journal of Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, 5(2), 311-314.

Peer Reviewed

1