Ethics roundtable debate: Withdrawal of tube feeding in a patient with persistent vegetative state where the patient's wishes are unclear and there is family dissension

被引：9

作者：

Buckley, T ^{[1
]}

Crippen, D

DeWitt, AL

Fisher, M

Liolios, A

Scheetz, CL

Whetstine, LM

机构：

[1] Princess Margaret Hosp, Intens Care Unit, Kowloon, Hong Kong, Peoples R China

[2] Univ Pittsburgh, Med Ctr, Dept Crit Care Med, Pittsburgh, PA USA

[3] Bartimus Frickleton Robertson & Obetz, Jefferson City, MO USA

[4] Univ Sydney, Royal N Shore Hosp, Intens Care Unit, St Leonards, NSW 2065, Australia

[5] St Luc Univ Hosp, Intens Care Unit, Brussels, Belgium

[6] Univ Iowa Hosp & Clin, Patient & Visitor Relat Patient Representat Progr, Iowa City, IA 52242 USA

[7] Duquesne Univ, Dept Hlth Care Eth, Pittsburgh, PA 15219 USA

来源：

CRITICAL CARE | 2004年 / 8卷 / 02期

关键词：

autonomy; ethics; surrogate; withdrawing (life support); withholding (life support);

D O I：

10.1186/cc2451

中图分类号：

R4 [临床医学];

学科分类号：

1002 ; 100602 ;

摘要：

The decision to withdraw or withhold life supporting treatment in moribund patients is difficult under any circumstances. When the patient becomes incompetent to clarify their wishes regarding continued maintenance in long-term facilities, surrogates sometimes cannot agree, further clouding the issue. We examine a case where the State's interests come into play, forcing a controversial resolution.

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页数：6

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