A5082217889- Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Palliative and Oncologic Care
- Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Congenital Heart Disease Studies
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Ethics in medical practice
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Disaster Response and Management
- Spinal Dysraphism and Malformations
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
- Clinical Nutrition and Gastroenterology
- Teratomas and Epidermoid Cysts
- Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics
- Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus
- Ethics and bioethics in healthcare
Austral University
2017-2025
Hospital Universitario Austral
2018-2025
We present the case of a child born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome. After developing multiple complications following first surgical stage (Norwood procedure), her parents decide not to proceed second (Glenn operation). Cardiac surgeons, pediatric intensivists, psychologist, and bioethicist analyze whether further intervention is ethically obligatory. A cardiac surgeon believes that after getting beyond difficulties stage, patient seems be reasonable candidate for next procedure. He...
El alivio del sufrimiento es uno de los principales objetivos médicos. Mediante una escala medición cuantitativa se investigó la repercusión atención servicio cuidados paliativos. estudio realizó en pacientes con enfermedades avanzadas atendidos el principal hospital referencia dicha especialidad Argentina. 88% participantes refirió primera consulta. Este porcentaje disminuyó al 44% luego seguimiento clínico evidencia que médica competente Cuidados Paliativos logra reducir sufrimiento,...
In June 2014, the Argentinean Ministry of Health published guidelines for management neonates born at limit viability (≤25 weeks gestation). We explored opinion neonatologists in Buenos Aires, Argentina, regarding initiation life-sustaining treatment (LST) critically ill neonates, focusing on effect sociocultural factors their opinion.An anonymous survey was designed to explore opinions whether or not initiate LST newborns prematurely. Five hundred eighty from 36 neonatal units were invited...
Abstract Aim: To investigate the opinion and personal experience of parents children born with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome what advice they would give to other who have decide between treatment options. Methods: We conducted a qualitative, descriptive retrospective study by means survey directed in tertiary hospital Buenos Aires (Argentina). Their answers data regarding medical procedures were analysed. Results: Parents thirteen out sixteen patients surveyed. Norwood surgery had been...
Intrauterine surgery shows that the prognosis of neonates with myelomeningocele (MMC) has improved, both in survival and quality life. In order to study current efficacy intrauterine for MMC make an ethical analysis its proportionality, we conducted a PubMed search using keywords "myelomeningocele", "intrauterine surgery", "MOMS", "trial". Thirty-eight articles were found. The literature investigated risks benefits based on physiological parameters MMC. produces clear benefits. However, it...
Objective This study was aimed to explore the attitude of Argentinean neonatologists in delivery room on resuscitating infants with trisomies. Study Design An anonymous questionnaire completed by staffing level-III neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) resuscitation children trisomies 21, 18, and 13. Potential sociocultural factors influencing decision resuscitate were included. Results Overall, 314 34 Buenos Aires region participated (response rate 54%). The position regarding that 98%...
Introducción: el uso de la alimentación enteral en pacientes con demencia resulta un desafío ético-clínico. El objetivo este artículo es exponer proceso validación cuestionario para conocer opinión los médicos al respecto y sus resultados preliminares. Metodología: se desarrolló anónimo acerca del enteral, dirigido a especialistas cuidados paliativos, geriatría, medicina interna neurología, ámbitos público privado. Se presentaban allí tres casos clínicos diferente grado evolución. Las...
Objetivo: El objetivo del estudio es conocer las respuestas éticas de los médicos residentes en uno hospitales alta complejidad Buenos Aires (Argentina). Se investigaron principales dilemas bioéticos la práctica médica y se estudiaron cuestiones bioéticas consideradas más relevantes por residentes. Método: Estudio tipo descriptivo correlacional diseño transversal. diseñó una encuesta para ser distribuida entre un hospital complejidad. La población 105 anónima estudia dos grandes campos...