Published online May 1, 2008
PEDIATRICS
Vol. 121
No. 5
May 2008, pp.
1072-1073
(doi:10.1542/peds.2008-0545)
Withdrawing Support for Withdrawing Support From Premature Infants With Severe Intracranial Hemorrhage: In Reply
Haim Bassan, MD
Department of Neurology,
Children's Hospital Boston,
Harvard Medical School,
Boston, MA 02115,
Pediatric Neurology Unit,
Dana Children's Hospital,
Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center,
Tel Aviv University,
Tel Aviv 64239, Israel
Adré J. du Plessis, MBChB, MPH
Department of Neurology,
Children's Hospital Boston,
Harvard Medical School,
Boston, MA 02115
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We thank Dr Sawyer for his insightful comments regarding the ethical implications of our study.
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