RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Forgoing life-supporting or death-prolonging therapy: a policy statement
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 81
OP 85
VO 60
IS 1
A1 Orlowski, James P.
A1 Collins, Robert L.
A1 Cancian, Susan N.
YR 1993
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/60/1/81.abstract
AB Avoiding death is not always the preeminent goal of health care, and decisions about the use of life-supporting treatment may either hasten or forestall death. What are the health care professional’s responsibilities regarding the use of life-supporting therapy? This report offers general and specific guidelines for termination of life-supporting treatment.