Withdrawal of clinically assisted nutrition and hydration decisions in patients with prolonged disorders of consciousness: best interests of the patients and advance directives are the keys

J Med Ethics. 2017 Jul;43(7):457-458. doi: 10.1136/medethics-2016-103813. Epub 2016 Nov 17.

Author

N Lejeune^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Coma Science Group, GIGA research, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium.
² Disorders Of Consciousness Care Unit, Centre Hospitalier Neurologique William Lennox, Catholic University of Louvain, Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.

PMID: 27856677
DOI: 10.1136/medethics-2016-103813

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Keywords: Consciousness; End of Life Care; Vital organ donation.

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MeSH terms

Advance Directives
Consciousness*
Decision Making
Humans
Persistent Vegetative State*