@article {Slomka548, author = {Jacquelyn Slomka}, title = {Withholding nutrition at the end of life: Clinical and ethical issues}, volume = {70}, number = {6}, pages = {548--552}, year = {2003}, publisher = {Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine}, abstract = {Tube feeding in terminally ill patients has become routine. Indeed, many physicians question the ethics and legality of withdrawal of nutrition and hydration{\textemdash}even in patients whose prospects of recovery are bleak. To avoid unnecessary pain and suffering, patients, physicians, and family members need to discuss the patient{\textquoteright}s desires, carefully weigh the benefits and burdens of tube feeding, and examine their own beliefs and biases.}, issn = {0891-1150}, URL = {https://www.ccjm.org/content/70/6/548}, eprint = {https://www.ccjm.org/content/70/6/548.full.pdf}, journal = {Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine} }