| Removing the feeding tube: a procedure with a contentious past. | |
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PMID: 20156001 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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When tragic circumstances force families to focus on an individual's right to refuse treatment, society is forced to reexamine its views on life and death; these circumstances may result in legal rulings and state statutes. During media coverage of high-profile cases, reporters frequently used distinct terms like "brain dead," "persistent vegetative state," and coma interchangeably, but they are clinically different. Today, most bioethicists believe the right to refuse treatment is legally and ethically settled, but decision-making in individual circumstances often may remain less clear and emotionally charged. Even in the best situations, abatement of nutrition during the end-stage of illness continues to be difficult, often colored by religious, cultural, and racial or ethnic perspectives. Decision-making to withhold or withdraw feeding tubes for younger patients is even more difficult and raises many additional questions. Once a decision to withdraw a feeding tube is made, clinicians and the patient's loved ones need to know what to expect. |
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Authors:
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Jeannette Y Wick; Guido R Zanni |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The Consultant pharmacist : the journal of the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists Volume: 24 ISSN: 0888-5109 ISO Abbreviation: Consult Pharm Publication Date: 2009 Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-02-16 Completed Date: 2010-03-09 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9013983 Medline TA: Consult Pharm Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 874-83 Citation Subset: IM |
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National Cancer Institute, National Institute of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA. |
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Brain Death Coma Decision Making Enteral Nutrition* Ethics, Medical* Euthanasia, Passive / ethics, psychology* Humans Persistent Vegetative State Withholding Treatment / ethics |
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