Title The Lazarus case : life-and-death issues in neonatal intensive care / John D. Lantos.

Publication Info.	Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, [2001]
	©2001

Item Status

Location	Call No.	Status	OPAC Message	Public Note	Gift Note
Moore Stacks	RJ253.5 .L36 2001	Available	---

Description	xvi, 183 pages ; 24 cm.
Series	Medicine & culture
	Medicine & culture.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 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.
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.
Subject	Neonatal intensive care -- Moral and ethical aspects.
	Neonatal intensive care -- Moral and ethical aspects.
	Physicians -- Malpractice.
	Physicians -- Malpractice.
ISBN	0801867622 hardcover alkaline paper