The Role of Intravenous Fluids and Enteral or Parenteral Nutrition in Patients with Life-limiting Illness.
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.mcna.2016.04.019.
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Abstract
The decision of whether or not to use artificial nutrition or hydration is one with which many health care providers, patients, and families struggle. These decisions are particularly challenging in the setting of life-limiting illness, which is often associated with a prolonged decline because of medical advances in these patient populations. A patient-centered and family-centered approach helps to attain high-quality care in this special population.
Medical subject headings
- Dementia
- Enteral Nutrition
- Fluid Therapy
- Neoplasms
- Parenteral Nutrition
- Terminal Care