CPG – Retinopathy of Prematurity – Dec 2005

Guidelines & ProtocolsBy MPA AdminDecember 1, 2005

1.  Introduction Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a retinal disorder of low birth weight premature infants. It can be mild with no visual defects, or it may become aggressive with new vessel formation (neovascularisation) and progress to retinal detachment and blindness.1 The stimulus for the abnormal growth of blood vessels comes from the peripheral immature…

CPG – Withholding and Withdrawing of Life Support in Children – Dec 2005

Guidelines & ProtocolsBy MPA AdminDecember 1, 2005

1. INTRODUCTION Technological advances in modern medicine have had a great impact on the care of critically ill patients, saving many children’s lives, but also leaving others with chronic diseases and disabilities. The increased ability to sustain life with intensive care may lead, unfortunately, sometimes only to prolonging suffering when treatment is unsuccessful, and prolonging the dying process, attached…