M R Mercurio

Summary

Affiliation: Yale University
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Hypoplastic left heart syndrome, extreme prematurity, comfort care only, and the principle of justice
    Mark R Mercurio
    Department of Pediatrics, Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar St, PO Box 208064, New Haven, CT 06520-8064, USA
    Pediatrics 122:186-9. 2008
  2. ncbi Adolescent mothers of critically ill newborns: addressing the rights of parent and child
    Mark R Mercurio
    Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
    Adolesc Med State Art Rev 22:240-50, ix. 2011
  3. ncbi The role of a pediatric ethics committee in the newborn intensive care unit
    M R Mercurio
    Department of Pediatric, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
    J Perinatol 31:1-9. 2011
  4. ncbi Parental authority, patient's best interest and refusal of resuscitation at borderline gestational age
    M R Mercurio
    Department of Pediatrics, Yale University School of Medicine, Yale University Interdisciplinary Bioethics Center, New Haven, CT, USA
    J Perinatol 26:452-7. 2006
  5. ncbi An adolescent's refusal of medical treatment: implications of the Abraham Cheerix case
    Mark R Mercurio
    Yale University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, PO Box 208064, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
    Pediatrics 120:1357-8. 2007
  6. ncbi The ethics of newborn resuscitation
    Mark R Mercurio
    Department of Pediatrics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
    Semin Perinatol 33:354-63. 2009
  7. ncbi Adolescent's refusal of treatment: principles in conflict
    Mark R Mercurio
    Yale Pediatric Ethics Program, Department of Pediatrics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
    J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab 21:3-6. 2008
  8. ncbi An analysis of candidate ethical justifications for allowing inexperienced physicians-in-training to perform invasive procedures
    Mark R Mercurio
    Department of Pediatrics, Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street, PO Box 208064, New Haven, CT 06520 8064, USA
    J Med Philos 33:44-57. 2008
  9. ncbi Attending physician work hours: ethical considerations and the last doctor standing
    Mark R Mercurio
    Department of Pediatrics, Yale Pediatric Ethics Program, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520 8064, USA
    Pediatrics 124:758-62. 2009
  10. ncbi Ethics of emerging technologies and their transition to accepted practice: intestinal transplant for short bowel syndrome
    C L Cummings
    Division of Neonatal Perinatal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520 8064, USA
    J Perinatol 32:752-6. 2012

Collaborators

  • Lainie Ross
  • M J Bizzarro
  • C L Cummings
  • R L Chapman
  • Y F Gozzo
  • Rosalind Ekman Ladd
  • S M Peterec

Detail Information

Publications18

  1. ncbi Hypoplastic left heart syndrome, extreme prematurity, comfort care only, and the principle of justice
    Mark R Mercurio
    Department of Pediatrics, Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar St, PO Box 208064, New Haven, CT 06520-8064, USA
    Pediatrics 122:186-9. 2008
  2. ncbi Adolescent mothers of critically ill newborns: addressing the rights of parent and child
    Mark R Mercurio
    Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
    Adolesc Med State Art Rev 22:240-50, ix. 2011
    ..It is argued that the current standard in many US hospitals, and likely elsewhere, is suboptimal and inadequately addresses the rights and needs of both mother and newborn...
  3. ncbi The role of a pediatric ethics committee in the newborn intensive care unit
    M R Mercurio
    Department of Pediatric, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
    J Perinatol 31:1-9. 2011
    ..Neonatologists, staff and families should be aware of this potentially valuable resource, and are encouraged to use it for situations of moral distress, conflict resolution or ethical uncertainty...
  4. ncbi Parental authority, patient's best interest and refusal of resuscitation at borderline gestational age
    M R Mercurio
    Department of Pediatrics, Yale University School of Medicine, Yale University Interdisciplinary Bioethics Center, New Haven, CT, USA
    J Perinatol 26:452-7. 2006
    ..However, a rational analysis will also require consideration of whether the patient's best interest standard should be strictly applied, or whether the interests of others, such as family members, should also be taken into account...
  5. ncbi An adolescent's refusal of medical treatment: implications of the Abraham Cheerix case
    Mark R Mercurio
    Yale University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, PO Box 208064, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
    Pediatrics 120:1357-8. 2007
  6. ncbi The ethics of newborn resuscitation
    Mark R Mercurio
    Department of Pediatrics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
    Semin Perinatol 33:354-63. 2009
    ..In addition to extreme prematurity, the considerations presented are also relevant to a wider spectrum of newborn problems, including Trisomy 13, Trisomy 18, and severe congenital anomalies...
  7. ncbi Adolescent's refusal of treatment: principles in conflict
    Mark R Mercurio
    Yale Pediatric Ethics Program, Department of Pediatrics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
    J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab 21:3-6. 2008
  8. ncbi An analysis of candidate ethical justifications for allowing inexperienced physicians-in-training to perform invasive procedures
    Mark R Mercurio
    Department of Pediatrics, Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street, PO Box 208064, New Haven, CT 06520 8064, USA
    J Med Philos 33:44-57. 2008
    ..The arguments and qualifications presented can be extended to clinical situations beyond the specific scenario discussed and are relevant to a wide range of medical and surgical settings...
  9. ncbi Attending physician work hours: ethical considerations and the last doctor standing
    Mark R Mercurio
    Department of Pediatrics, Yale Pediatric Ethics Program, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520 8064, USA
    Pediatrics 124:758-62. 2009
    ..In many hospital settings, the practice of allowing attending physicians to work with no limit on shift duration could pose an unnecessary risk to patients...
  10. ncbi Ethics of emerging technologies and their transition to accepted practice: intestinal transplant for short bowel syndrome
    C L Cummings
    Division of Neonatal Perinatal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520 8064, USA
    J Perinatol 32:752-6. 2012
    ..The approach outlined will not only be valuable as ultra SBS outcomes data continue to change, but will also be applicable to other novel therapies as they emerge in perinatal medicine...
  11. ncbi Selective resuscitation in premature twins: an ethical analysis
    M J Bizzarro
    Department of Pediatrics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520 8064, USA
    J Perinatol 29:479-82. 2009
    ..No convincing ethical argument for denying the parents the right to decide for each individual infant is apparent...
  12. ncbi Who is performing medical procedures in the neonatal intensive care unit?
    Y F Gozzo
    Division of Neonatal and Perinatal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520 8064, USA
    J Perinatol 31:206-11. 2011
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  13. ncbi Physicians' refusal to resuscitate at borderline gestational age
    Mark R Mercurio
    Department of Pediatrics (M.R.M, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520-8064, USA
    J Perinatol 25:685-9. 2005
    ..Concepts such as futility and patient's best interest should play a role in the determination of the gestational age threshold, applied in light of the data's inherent weaknesses...
  14. ncbi Patient selection for neonatal extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: beyond severity of illness
    R L Chapman
    Department of Pediatrics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520 5426, USA
    J Perinatol 29:606-11. 2009
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  15. ncbi Deciding for neonates: whose authority, whose interests?
    Rosalind Ekman Ladd
    Program in Biomedical Ethics, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
    Semin Perinatol 27:488-94. 2003
    ..Also, we discuss a model of shared decision-making, wherein "parental authority" may be shared between the young adolescent mother and an adult relative, such as her own mother...
  16. ncbi Rituals of unburdening
    Mark R Mercurio
    Hastings Cent Rep 38:8-9. 2008
  17. ncbi American Academy of Pediatrics policy statements on bioethics: summaries and commentaries: part 1
    Mark R Mercurio
    Pediatr Rev 29:e1-8. 2008
  18. ncbi The Conscientious Practice Policy: a futility policy for acute care hospitals
    Mark R Mercurio
    Ethics Committee, Lawrence and Memorial Hospital, New London, USA
    Conn Med 69:417-9. 2005
    ..The policy was subsequently modified slightly and adopted by two other Connecticut acute care hospitals...