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Ethical and legal aspects of clinical hydration and nutritional support

2000; Wiley; Volume: 85; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1046/j.1464-410x.2000.00480.x

1464-410X

J E Lennard-Jones,

Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare

BJU InternationalVolume 85, Issue 4 p. 398-403 REVIEW Ethical and legal aspects of clinical hydration and nutritional support J.E. Lennard-Jones, J.E. Lennard-Jones Department of Gastroenterology, St. Mark's Hospital, Harrow, UKSearch for more papers by this author J.E. Lennard-Jones, J.E. Lennard-Jones Department of Gastroenterology, St. Mark's Hospital, Harrow, UKSearch for more papers by this author First published: 10 December 2003 https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1464-410x.2000.00480.xCitations: 7 Professor J.E. Lennard-Jones, 72 Cumberland St, Woodbridge, Suffolk IP12 4AD, UK. Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat References 1 Airedale NHS Trust vs Bland. Judgements of Family Division, Court of Appeal (Civil Division) and House of Lords In P Fennell, V Harpwood, H Johnson, C Ngwena, eds, Butterworths Medico-Legal Reports. Vol. 12. London: Butterworths, 1993: 64–143 2 British Medical Association. Withholding or Withdrawing Life-Prolonging Medical Treatment: Guidance for Decision Making. London: BMJ Books, 1999 3 Keys A, Brozek J, Henschel A, Michelsen O, Taylor HL. The Biology of Human Starvation. Minnesota: University of Minnesota Press, 1950 4 Anonymous. Nutrition Guidelines for Hospital Catering. In The Health of the Nation. Wetherby, UK: Department of Health, 1995 5 Winter B, Cohen S. ABC of intensive care: withdrawal of treatment. Br Med J 1999; 319: 306–8 6 Warlow CP, Dennis MS, van Gijn J et al. Stroke: a Practical Guide to Management Oxford: Blackwell Science, 1996: 380–2 7 British Medical Association and the Law Society. Assessment of Mental Incapacity: Guidance for Doctors and Lawyers. London: British Medical Association, 1995 8 Lord Chancellor's Department. Who Decides? Making Decisions on Behalf of Mentally Incapacitated Adults: a Consultation Paper. London: HMSO, 1997 9 Lord Chancellor's Department. Making Decisions: The Government's Proposals for making decisions on behalf of mentally incapacitated adults. A report issued in the light of responses to the consultation paper Who Decides? Presented to Parliament (Cm 4465), 1999 10 Rabeneck L, McCullough LB, Wray NP. Ethically comprehensive guidelines for percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube placement. Lancet 1997; 349: 496–8 11 Glick SM. Unlimited human autonomy — a cultural bias? N Engl J Med 1997; 336: 954–6 12 Eddy DM. A conversation with my mother. JAMA 1994; 272: 179–81 13 President's Commission for the Study of Ethical Problems in Medicine and Biomedical and Behavioral Research. Deciding to Forego Life-Sustaining Treatment: Ethical, Medical and Legal Issues in Treatment Decisions. Library of Congress no. 83–600503. Washington: US Government Printing Office, 1983 14 Lynn J, Childress JF. Must patients always be given food and water? Hastings Center Report 1983; 13: 17–21 15 Turner T. Letting go: nurses' experience of caring for Tony Bland. Nursing Times 1993; 89: 19 16 Brophy P. Death with dignity? In MB Zucker, HD Zucker, eds, Medical Futility and the Evaluation of Life-Sustaining Interventions. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1997: 15–23 17 Andrews K. Vegetative state — background and ethics. J Roy Soc Med 1997; 90: 593–6 18 Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health. Withholding or withdrawing life saving treatment in children: a framework for practice. Report 1999 Citing Literature Volume85, Issue4March 2000Pages 398-403 ReferencesRelatedInformation