Artificial Hydration at the End of Life. Nutr Clin Pract 2017 Oct;32(5):628-632
Date
08/17/2017Pubmed ID
28813202DOI
10.1177/0884533617724741Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85029765399 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 6 CitationsAbstract
Initiation or continuation of artificial hydration (AH) at the end of life requires unique considerations. A combination of ethical precedents and medical literature may provide clinical guidance on how to use AH at the end of life. The purpose of this review is to describe the ethical framework for and review current literature relating to the indications, benefits, and risks of AH at the end of life. Provider, patient, and family perspectives will also be discussed.
Author List
Bear AJ, Bukowy EA, Patel JJAuthors
Alexandria J. Bear MD Assistant Professor in the Medicine department at Medical College of WisconsinElizabeth A. Bukowy DO Assistant Professor in the Medicine department at Medical College of Wisconsin
Jayshil Patel MD Associate Professor in the Medicine department at Medical College of Wisconsin
MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
Attitude of Health PersonnelAttitude to Death
Dehydration
Family
Fluid Therapy
Hospice Care
Humans
Hypovolemia
Palliative Care
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Quality of Life
Stress, Psychological
Terminal Care