Dietitians' role in decisions to withhold nutrition and hydration
1991
Brody, H. | Noel, M.B.
Decisions to limit nutrition and hydration in irreversibly or terminally ill patients are becoming more frequent in both hospitals and home-care settings. Although clear-cut principles or rules are not always possible, appropriate decisions about any form of life-sustaining treatment, nutrition and hydration included, require conducting a productive moral conversation within the medical management team and/or the institutional ethics committee. In this article, we discuss how dietitians can participate in these medical decisions.
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书目信息
出版者
Pensoft Publishers
其它主题
Terminal care; Parenteral nutrition; Terminally ill; Legislation & jurisprudence; Enteral nutrition; Prognosis; Patient care; Withholding treatment; Dietitians; Passive; Home care services; Roles; Life support care; Moral values
语言
英语
类型
Journal Article; Text
2024-02-28
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