Withholding and withdrawing life-sustaining therapy

Paul N. Lanken; Barbara D. Ahlheit; Stephen Crawford; John H. Hansen-Flaschen; Stephen S. Lefrak; John M. Luce; Michael A. Matthay; Molly L. Osborne; Thomas A. Raffin; James L. Robotham; Paul A. Selecky; Gordon L. Snider; Donald D. Storey; Peter B. Terry; Cynthia B. Cohen; Albert R. Jonsen; Alan Meisel; Lawrence J. Nelson; Ellen Covner Weiss

Withholding and withdrawing life-sustaining therapy

Paul N. Lanken, Barbara D. Ahlheit, Stephen Crawford, John H. Hansen-Flaschen, Stephen S. Lefrak, John M. Luce, Michael A. Matthay, Molly L. Osborne, Thomas A. Raffin, James L. Robotham, Paul A. Selecky, Gordon L. Snider, Donald D. Storey, Peter B. Terry, Cynthia B. Cohen, Albert R. Jonsen, Alan Meisel, Lawrence J. Nelson, Ellen Covner Weiss

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Abstract

The American Thoracic Society has adopted a position statement regarding the withholding and withdrawing of life-sustaining therapy. The three objectives of this statement are to enhance the understanding of physicians and other health care providers of the issues involved in withholding and withdrawing life support, to promote medically and ethically sound decision making in clinical practice related to withholding and withdrawing life support, and to assist in the development of institutional and public policies related to these issues.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	478-485
Number of pages	8
Journal	Annals of internal medicine
Volume	115
Issue number	6
State	Published - Sep 15 1991
Externally published	Yes

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Lanken, P. N., Ahlheit, B. D., Crawford, S., Hansen-Flaschen, J. H., Lefrak, S. S., Luce, J. M., Matthay, M. A., Osborne, M. L., Raffin, T. A., Robotham, J. L., Selecky, P. A., Snider, G. L., Storey, D. D., Terry, P. B., Cohen, C. B., Jonsen, A. R., Meisel, A., Nelson, L. J., & Weiss, E. C. (1991). Withholding and withdrawing life-sustaining therapy. Annals of internal medicine, 115(6), 478-485.

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