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The developments of science and medical technology have contributed to the survival of an increasing number of critically ill newborns. However, when the impossibility of survival becomes apparent, a new risk emerges: that of abandoning the patient. Infants diagnosed with congenital lethal conditions or terminally ill do not longer benefit traditional intensive care, therefore a different plan of medical care is warranted. A novel and personalized management for this population, defined ‘comfort care’, is proposed. This paper offers some relevant observations arising from a 3-year experience of comfort care management in a tertiary Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, through clinical cases.
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Parravicini, E. Is ‘comfort’ care a ‘medical’ care? Observations on a neonatal population. J Med Pers 10, 41–45 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12682-011-0108-4
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