PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - James P. Orlowski
AU  - Robert L. Collins
AU  - Susan N. Cancian
TI  - Forgoing life-supporting or death-prolonging therapy: a policy statement
DP  - 1993 Jan 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 81--85
VI  - 60
IP  - 1
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/60/1/81.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/60/1/81.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med1993 Jan 01; 60
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.