The Difficult Decision Not to Prescribe Artificial Nutrition by Health Professionals and Family: Bioethical Aspects

The Difficult Decision Not to Prescribe Artificial Nutrition by Health Professionals and Family: Bioethical Aspects

IntroductionBioethics and nutrition are essential issues in end of life, advanced dementia, life-sustaining therapies, permanent vegetative status, and unacceptably minimal quality of life. Even though artificially administered nutrition (AAN), for this type of health condition, does not improve qua...

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Main Authors: Andrea Z. Pereira, Selma Freire de Carvalho da Cunha, Henrique Grunspun, Marco Aurelio Scarpinella Bueno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Nutrition
Subjects:
bioethics
nutrition
artificial nutrition
end-of-life
dementia
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2022.781540/full

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