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Withdrawal of ventilation at the patient's request in MND: a retrospective exploration of the ethical and legal issues that have arisen for doctors in the UK

BACKGROUND: Ventilatory support has benefits including prolonging survival for respiratory failure in motor neurone disease (MND). At some point some patients may wish to stop the intervention. The National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidance recommends research is needed on vent...

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Autores principales: Phelps, Kay, Regen, Emma, Oliver, David, McDermott, Chris, Faull, Christina
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5502251/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26362794
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjspcare-2014-000826