RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Life, Death, and Parents' Opinions in the Intensive Care Unit
JF Pediatrics
JO Pediatrics
FD American Academy of Pediatrics
SP 354
OP 354
VO 89
IS 2
A1 KAEMPF, JOSEPH W.
YR 1992
UL http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/89/2/354.2.abstract
AB To The Editor.— I would like to congratulate Shoo K. Lee et al for their thought-provoking article on the parental attitudes toward very low birth weight infants who have been cared for in their neonatal intensive care unit.1 The authors recognize several limitations of their study: (a) small sample size; (b) exclusion of parents of infants who died in the neonatal intensive care unit; (c) exclusion of single parents. Despite recognizing these limitations, the authors conclude, "Our results indicate that more cognizance must be taken of parental desires in the discussion of whether active treatment should be offered to VLBW infants."