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The Lazarus case : life-and-death issues in neonatal intensive care
- Title
- The Lazarus case : life-and-death issues in neonatal intensive care / John D. Lantos.
- Author
- Lantos, John D.
- Publication
- Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, c2001.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFE 02-2784 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Description
- xvi, 183 p.; 24 cm.
- Summary
- 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.
- Series Statement
- Medicine & culture
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [167]-178) and index.
- Contents
- 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.
- Call Number
- JFE 02-2784
- ISBN
- 0801867622 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2001001327
- OCLC
- 46402323
- Author
- Lantos, John D.
- Title
- The Lazarus case : life-and-death issues in neonatal intensive care / John D. Lantos.
- Imprint
- Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, c2001.
- Series
- Medicine & culture
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [167]-178) and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 02-2784