Forgoing life-supporting or death-prolonging therapy: a policy statement

Cleve Clin J Med. 1993 Jan-Feb;60(1):81-5. doi: 10.3949/ccjm.60.1.81.

Abstract

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.

MeSH terms

  • Ethics, Medical*
  • Hospitals, Private
  • Humans
  • Life Support Care*
  • Ohio
  • Organizational Policy*
  • Personal Autonomy
  • Resuscitation Orders
  • Right to Die*
  • Withholding Treatment*