Ellis H L
Br Med J. 1974 Mar 2;1(5904):369-72. doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.5904.369.
Twenty couples whose newborn baby had an open myelomeningocoele were given a detailed account of the baby's clinical state and likely future by the paediatrician. They each said how they wanted their child treated. I believe a high percentage of parents would like to be involved in the decision on how to treat their spina bifida baby. When parents are given all the facts (including an interpretation of the clinical assessment) by an experienced doctor-and who better for the job than the paediatrician-then the chances of reaching the right decision for child and family which that joint consultation offers are greater than when the doctor has to act as adviser and sole adjudicator.
二十对新生儿患有开放性脊髓脊膜膨出的夫妇听取了儿科医生对婴儿临床状况及可能的未来的详细说明。他们各自表示了希望如何治疗自己孩子的想法。我认为,很大比例的父母希望参与到如何治疗患有脊柱裂宝宝的决策中来。当经验丰富的医生(做这项工作还有谁比儿科医生更合适呢)向父母提供所有事实(包括对临床评估的解读)时,通过这种联合咨询为孩子和家庭做出正确决策的可能性,要大于医生不得不充当顾问和唯一裁决者的情况。