TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 125. Caring for Children Dying from Chronic Disease A1 - Ablin, Arthur R. A2 - Rudolph, Colin D. A2 - Rudolph, Abraham M. A2 - Lister, George E. A2 - First, Lewis R. A2 - Gershon, Anne A. PY - 2011 T2 - Rudolph's Pediatrics, 22e AB - The treatment of a child with chronic illness from which he or she is not expected to recover but instead to die sometime in childhood is one of the most difficult challenges we face as physicians and caregivers.1,2 Children who are dying certainly deserve no less treatment than those who are ill but expected to live. This chapter is about the special aspects of delivering that treatment to children with chronic disease who do not have a reasonable likelihood to be cured and will die sometime in their childhood. It is also about the comfort treatment that requires the same, or perhaps more, planning, preparation, and forethought than we routinely give to children not expected to die. What we can offer to the dying is treatment and should always be considered so. We should treat our patients with the same care and compassion that we would wish ourselves and our children. This chapter and following chapters provide guidance regarding the compassionate care of the dying child, and their family. SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=6722699 ER -