Executive Summary of Society of Critical Care Medicine 2026 Guidelines on the Care and Management of Pediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care Patients at the End of Life

Authors

Sabrina Derrington, Department of Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine and Center for Bioethics, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA.
Elizabeth G. Broden Arciprete, Boston College Connell School of Nursing, Chestnut Hill, MA.
Matthew C. Lin, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY.
Simon J. Oczkowski, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
Amanda Alladin, Division of Pediatric Critical Care, Department of Pediatrics, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and Holtz Children's Hospital, Miami, FL.
Uchenna E. Anani, Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN.
Amanda K. Borchik, Department of Spiritual Care, Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN.
Cassandra A. Collins, OSF Healthcare Children's Hospital of Illinois, Peoria, IL.
Claudia Delgado-Corcoran, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.
Mindy J. Dickerman, Nemour's Children's Health, Wilmington, DE.
Christopher G. Harrod, Society for Critical Care Medicine, Mount Prospect, IL.
Natalia Henner, Lurie Children's Hospital, Chicago, IL.
Alexander A. Kon, Ethics Consultants, Inc., San Diego, CA.
Mithya Lewis-Newby, Seattle Children's Hospital and University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
Blyth T. Lord, Courageous Parents Network, Boston, MA.
Ashley-Anne Masters, Presbyterian Campus Ministry of Raleigh, Raleigh, NC.
Sarah McCarthy, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA.
Katie M. Moynihan, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA.
Sara M. Munoz-Blanco, Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
Lauren Rissman, Advocate Health - MidwestFollow
Kathryn E. Roberts, Nemour's Children's Health, Wilmington, DE.
Amy B. Schlegel, Nationwide Children's Hospital and The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH.
Ashleigh Schopen, Child Life Consulting, LLC, Philadelphia, PA.
Linda B. Siegel, Northwell Health, New Hyde Park, NY.
Harriett Swasey, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA.
Sarah E. Wawrzynski, Nemour's Children's Health, Wilmington, DE.
David J. Zorko, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
Danielle D. DeCourcey, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA.

Recommended Citation

Derrington S, Broden Arciprete EG, Lin MC, et al. Executive Summary of Society of Critical Care Medicine 2026 Guidelines on the Care and Management of Pediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care Patients at the End of Life. Pediatr Crit Care Med. Published online March 20, 2026. doi:10.1097/PCC.0000000000003915

Affiliations

Advocate Children's Hospital, Park Ridge

Type

Article

PubMed ID

41860282