Pediatric Intensivists Reply to "Can a Parent Refuse the Brain Death Examination?"

Pediatrics. 2020 Sep;146(3):e2020008144B. doi: 10.1542/peds.2020-008144B.

Authors

Nicholas A Ettinger¹, Ryan D Coleman², Laura L Loftis³

Affiliations

¹ Assistant Professor, Pediatric Critical Care, Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children's Hospital [email protected].
² Assistant Professor, Pediatric Critical Care, Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children's Hospital; BCM Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy.
³ Associate Professor, Pediatric Critical Care, Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children's Hospital; BCM Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy.

PMID: 32868468
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2020-008144B

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Apnea*
Brain Death*
Child
Humans
Informed Consent
Neurologic Examination
Parents