BACKGROUND: There are special considerations and challenges to approaching the death of a pediatric patient. These circumstances are not often addressed in medical school curricula, which tends to be aimed… Click to show full abstract
BACKGROUND: There are special considerations and challenges to approaching the death of a pediatric patient. These circumstances are not often addressed in medical school curricula, which tends to be aimed at the care of adults. Pediatric residents are frequently called on to take care of dying children in the emergency, oncology and ICU settings. However, pediatric residents often do not feel prepared to deliver serious news or provide adequate anticipatory guidance …
               
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