Withdrawing intensive life-sustaining treatment -- recommendations for compassionate clinical management

N Engl J Med. 1997 Feb 27;336(9):652-7. doi: 10.1056/NEJM199702273360910.
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MeSH terms

  • Enteral Nutrition
  • Euthanasia, Passive*
  • Family / psychology
  • Humans
  • Pain / drug therapy
  • Professional Role
  • Professional-Family Relations
  • Renal Dialysis
  • Respiration, Artificial
  • Risk Assessment
  • Stress, Psychological
  • Terminal Care / methods*
  • Terminal Care / psychology
  • Uncertainty
  • Ventilator Weaning
  • Withholding Treatment*