How are Treatment Decisions Made about Artificial Nutrition for Individuals at Risk of Lacking Capacity? A Systematic Literature Review

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2013, Pages

  Clarke, Gemma ^a   Harrison, Katy ^b   Holland, Anthony ^a   Kuhn, Isla ^a   Barclay, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b CAMBRIDGESHIRE COMMUNITY SERVICES NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED BRAIN INJURY; ARTIFICIAL FEEDING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEMENTIA; ETHICAL DECISION MAKING; FAMILY DECISION MAKING; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; LIFE EXTENSION; LIFE SUSTAINING TREATMENT; LIVING WILL; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; NOSE FEEDING; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC GASTROSTOMY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; RIGHT TO LIFE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT INDICATION;

DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS;

EID: 84876444407     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0061475     Document Type: Review

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