ArticleAnaesthesiology intensive therapy2021
Guidelines regarding ineffective maintenance of organ functions (futile therapy) in paediatric intensive care units.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Ethics and end-of-life in pediatric and neonatal ICUs: a systematic review of recommendations.BMC palliative care · 2025Pooled it
- Guidelines of the Polish Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Therapy defining the rules of qualification and criteria for admitting patients to anaesthesiology and intensive care units.Anaesthesiology intensive therapy · 2022Guideline
- Implementation of Polish guidelines on futile therapy protocols in pediatric intensive care units: a multicenter retrospective review.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- The experiences and opinions of Polish medical personnel regarding limitations of futile treatment in intensive care units - A questionnaire study.Palliative & supportive care · 2025Article
- Futile therapy protocols: A 3-year review of the implementation of Polish guidelines on ineffective organ function maintenance in pediatric intensive care unit-A pilot study.BMC palliative care · 2025Article
- Futile therapy: a survey of Polish anaesthesiologists.Anaesthesiology intensive therapy · 2025Article
- Opinion of Polish doctors on the use of futile therapy.European journal of public health · 2025Article
- COVID-19 in Pediatric Intensive Care Units in Poland, PAPITCO-19 Study (Polish Analysis of PICU Trends during COVID-19).Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Limitation of Futile Therapy in the Opinion of Nursing Staff Employed in Polish Hospitals-Results of a Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
In Poland, guidelines for the management of ineffective treatment of children in neonatal and paediatric departments developed by the Polish Neonatal Society and the Polish Paediatric Society, have been published. The specific problems of futile therapy in paediatric anaesthesiology and intensive care units should be defined and solved separately. For this purpose, the guidelines presented below were prepared. They present the principles for managing children for whom therapeutic options available in paedia-tric anaesthesiology and intensive care units have been exhausted and ineffectiveness of maintaining organ functions, i.e. futile therapy, has been suspected. The decision to withdraw futile therapy of a child is undoubtedly one of the most difficult for both doctors and parents, and for this reason, it should be made collectively, respecting the dignity of the child and his/her parents or legal representatives, and continuing the management aimed at relieving the child's pain and suffering, as well as minimising anxiety and fear. Due to the small amount of reliable evidence-based data, the guidelines constitute the consensus of the Group of Experts and are dedicated to minor patients treated in paediatric anaesthesiology and intensive care units.
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