RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Deciphering the appropriateness of defaults: the need for domain-specific evidence
JF Journal of Medical Ethics
JO J Med Ethics
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Institute of Medical Ethics
SP 721
OP 722
DO 10.1136/medethics-2012-100724
VO 38
IS 12
A1 Quill, Caroline Mayberry
A1 Halpern, Scott
YR 2012
UL http://jme.bmj.com/content/38/12/721.abstract
AB In this issue of The Journal of Medical Ethics, xxx and colleagues report a randomized trial of the influence of default options on delivery room management of an extremely premature infant. They report that among respondents to the hypothetical vignette, those who received the resuscitation default were significantly more likely to choose resuscitation compared with those who were told that the default was comfort care. While the results warrant attention and further investigation, several methodological shortcomings limit the conclusions that can be drawn from this study.