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Rationing potentially inappropriate treatment in newborn intensive care in developed countries
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In newborn intensive care, parents sometimes request treatment that professionals regard as ‘futile’ or ‘potentially inappropriate’. One reason not to provide potentially inappropriate treatment is because it would be excessively costly relative to its benefit.
Some public health systems around the world assess the cost-effectiveness of treatments and selectively fund those treatments that fall within a set threshold. In this paper, we explore the application of such threshold...
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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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(Accepted manuscript, pdf, 904.9KB)
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- Publisher copy:
- 10.1016/j.siny.2017.10.004
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- Elsevier Publisher's website
- Journal:
- Seminars in Fetal and Neonatal Medicine Journal website
- Volume:
- 23
- Issue:
- 1
- Pages:
- 52-58
- Publication date:
- 2017-10-31
- Acceptance date:
- 2017-08-21
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- pubs:726218
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- 2017-10-11
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- Elsevier Ltd
- Copyright date:
- 2017
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- © 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. This is the accepted manuscript version of the article. The final version is available online from Elsevier at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.siny.2017.10.004
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