The Lazarus Case
Subtitle: Life-and-Death Issues in Neonatal Intensive Care (Medicine and Culture)
Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: October 26, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9780801867620
Subjects: Intensive care medicine; Medical ethics; Neonatal medicine; United States; Neonatal intensive care; Neonatology; Pediatric Emergencies; Medical / Nursing; Physicians; Medical; Pediatrics; Ethics; Literary Criticism & Collections / General; Malpractice; legislation & jurisprudence; Intensive Care, Neonatal; Moral and ethical aspects
First sentence: A baby who should have died did not die.
Description: 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.