Abstract
Decisions to limit nutrition and hydration in irreversibly or terminally ill patients are becoming more frequent in both hospitals and home-care settings. Although clear-cut principles or rules are not always possible, appropriate decisions about any form of life-sustaining treatment, nutrition and hydration included, require conducting a productive moral conversation within the medical management team and/or the institutional ethics committee. In this article, we discuss how dietitians can participate in these medical decisions.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 580-585 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Journal of the American Dietetic Association |
| Volume | 91 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| State | Published - 1991 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Food Science
- Nutrition and Dietetics