Court applications for withdrawal of artificial nutrition and hydration from patients in a permanent vegetative state: family experiences

Withdrawal of artificially delivered nutrition and hydration (ANH) from patients in a permanent vegetative state (PVS) requires judicial approval in England and Wales, even when families and healthcare professionals agree that withdrawal is in the patient's best interests. Part of the rationale...

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Autores principales: Kitzinger, Celia, Kitzinger, Jenny
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2016
Materias:
Law, Ethics and Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4717453/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26486571
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/medethics-2015-102777

Internet

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4717453/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26486571
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/medethics-2015-102777

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