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Artificial Nutritional Support at End of Life: Is It Justifiable?
From:
American Family Physician
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July 1, 2001| Author:
HUFFMAN, GRACE BROOKE
| COPYRIGHT 2001 American Academy of Family Physicians. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information
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Medical or ethical justification of unrequested nutrition in a terminally ill patient is typically an emotional response to the clinical situation and has not been proved to be clinically beneficial. Winter reviewed the literature to determine the benefits and burdens of nutritional support in terminally ill patients.
The benefit of nutritional support in a terminally ill patient is measured by improvements in the patient's response to therapy, comfort or length of survi...
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