Table 1 Methodology, Issue, Participants (MIP), and inclusion criteria for systematic search
From: Decision-making at the limit of viability: the Austrian neonatal choice context
Methodology | Include empirical studies. Both quantitative and qualitative studies – surveys, in-depth interviews, questionnaires, etc. |
Issue | Limit of viability, threshold of viability, border of viability, children born at 22 to 25 week of gestation, extremely preterm birth, gestational age 22 + 0 to 25 + 6, end of life treatment, “best practice”/“good practice” models of decision-making, social factors, ethics, ethical/moral challenges/dilemmas |
Participants | parents, doctors (physicians), ethical council, ethical committee |
Setting | Neo-natal intensive care units (NICU) |
Publication period | 1990–2017 |
Languages | German/English |