2024
Navigating parental disagreement: ethical analysis and a proposed approach
Baker A, Mercurio M. Navigating parental disagreement: ethical analysis and a proposed approach. Journal Of Perinatology 2024, 1-6. PMID: 39406939, DOI: 10.1038/s41372-024-02152-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDelivery room careLimits of parental authorityGestational ageClinical detailsPediatric decision-makingPatient's best interestClinical casesResuscitationAttempted resuscitationEthical analysisClinical decisionsEthical principlesRoom careClinical advisersParental authorityPotential optionPregnant parentsDecision-makingThe Value of Parental Judgment in the Ethical Gray Zone of Periviability: Words Matter.
Drago M, Mercurio M. The Value of Parental Judgment in the Ethical Gray Zone of Periviability: Words Matter. Pediatrics 2024, 154 PMID: 39108223, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2024-065986.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEthical and Legal Perspectives on the Treatment of Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy in the Newborn
Baker A, Mercurio M, Donn S, Fanaroff J. Ethical and Legal Perspectives on the Treatment of Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy in the Newborn. Clinics In Perinatology 2024, 51: 725-734. PMID: 39095106, DOI: 10.1016/j.clp.2024.04.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGestational Carrier Pregnancies: Legal and Ethical Considerations for Pediatricians.
Wilcox H, Cummings C, Pope T, Mercurio M. Gestational Carrier Pregnancies: Legal and Ethical Considerations for Pediatricians. Pediatrics 2024, 153 PMID: 38439734, PMCID: PMC10979293, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2023-062805.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGestational carrier pregnanciesCesarean deliveryGestational carrierPreterm laborPrenatal counselingGestationPregnancyPregnant personsEthical considerationsAssisted reproductionCesareanSuccess rateLegal precedentState lawsBodily integritySame-sex adoptionIntending parent(sSurrogacyPediatriciansDeliveryEthical implicationsMedical carePretermUnited StatesNeonatesParental and Newborn Rights in Resuscitation Decisions: The Risk of Governmental Overreach.
Mercurio M, Eichenwald E, Lou L, Hudak M. Parental and Newborn Rights in Resuscitation Decisions: The Risk of Governmental Overreach. Pediatrics 2024, 153 PMID: 38298085, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2023-062329.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
Operationalizing neonatal palliative care
Boss R, Mercurio M. Operationalizing neonatal palliative care. Seminars In Fetal And Neonatal Medicine 2023, 28: 101474. PMID: 37516556, DOI: 10.1016/j.siny.2023.101474.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEditorial: Palliative and end of life care in the NICU issue I
Mercurio M, Boss R. Editorial: Palliative and end of life care in the NICU issue I. Seminars In Fetal And Neonatal Medicine 2023, 28: 101466. PMID: 37277239, DOI: 10.1016/j.siny.2023.101466.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
Unilateral Pediatric “Do Not Attempt Resuscitation” Orders: The Pros, the Cons, and a Proposed Approach
Mercurio MR, Murray PD, Gross I. Unilateral Pediatric “Do Not Attempt Resuscitation” Orders: The Pros, the Cons, and a Proposed Approach. Pediatrics 2014, 133: s37-s43. PMID: 24488539, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2013-3608g.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2013
Counselling variation among physicians regarding intestinal transplant for short bowel syndrome
Cummings CL, Diefenbach KA, Mercurio MR. Counselling variation among physicians regarding intestinal transplant for short bowel syndrome. Journal Of Medical Ethics 2013, 40: 665. PMID: 23966424, DOI: 10.1136/medethics-2012-101269.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere short bowel syndromeIntestinal transplantShort bowel syndromeBowel syndromePediatric surgeonsTotal parenteral nutritionParenteral nutritionTreatment optionsPhysicians' beliefsPhysician subspecialtyTransplantAmerican AcademyRespondent centersSurvival dataManagement variesPhysiciansNeonatologistsMarked disparitySufficient long-term dataSyndromeInfantsLong-term dataSurgeonsWide variabilityNational sample
2012
Ethics of emerging technologies and their transition to accepted practice: intestinal transplant for short bowel syndrome
Cummings CL, Mercurio MR. Ethics of emerging technologies and their transition to accepted practice: intestinal transplant for short bowel syndrome. Journal Of Perinatology 2012, 32: 752-756. PMID: 23014383, DOI: 10.1038/jp.2012.69.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDyshormonia Iatrogenica: Crossroads Of Medicine, Malpractice Law, And Professional Ethics In Clinical Endocrinology
Goldberg PA, Varriale DJ, Mercurio MR. Dyshormonia Iatrogenica: Crossroads Of Medicine, Malpractice Law, And Professional Ethics In Clinical Endocrinology. Endocrine Practice 2012, 18: 731-736. PMID: 22446133, DOI: 10.4158/ep11384.ra.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProfessional ethicsMalpractice lawCrossroads of medicineMedical decision-making processEthical practiceEffective doctor-patient communicationPatients' rightsCompassionate physiciansGood physicianEthicsMedicolegal liabilityCommon conundrumInformed consentLawRightsDecision-making processThorough documentationClinical endocrinologyCases of patientsStandard of careLawyersPaternalismLiabilityVirtueDoctor-patient communication
2011
Faking It: Unnecessary Deceptions and the Slow Code
Mercurio MR. Faking It: Unnecessary Deceptions and the Slow Code. The American Journal Of Bioethics 2011, 11: 17-18. PMID: 22047116, DOI: 10.1080/15265161.2011.603802.Peer-Reviewed Original Research