The use of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy for the administration of food and
medications in patients with dementia has been on an increase. Many studies have failed to …

A byproduct of the aging of the population has been a dramatic rise in the rate of Alzheimer's
disease and other types of dementia. A conservative estimate is that there are currently 4 …

Objective.—TheCruzancase and the Patient Self-Determination Act will encourage patients
to specify in advance which life-sustaining treatments they would want if they become …

Objectives To review the medical, ethical, and legal basis of the doctrine of informed consent
for surgery and its complications, particularly for an incapacitated patient who requires a …

" The updated Third Edition of Geriatrics and the Law by the leading scholar in law and old
age belongs on the desk of every hospital and long-term care administrator, Director of …

End-of-life care of patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) often requires dramatic shifts in
attitudes and interventions, from traditional intensive rescue care to intensive palliative care …

Objective.—Wider use of written advance directives may prevent many ethical dilemmas
about life-sustaining interventions for patients who have lost decision-making capacity. We …

OBJECTIVE: Mental health evaluation of competence to consent has been proposed as an
important safeguard for patients requesting assisted suicide, yet mental health professionals …

Artificial nutrition is a supportive medical therapy to attain pre-defined objectives, which
should be adjusted to changing clinical situations. Optimal decision-making is based on the …

Background Few data are available about physicians' decisions in regard to withholding or
withdrawing life-sustaining measures. We therefore studied internists' views on this subject …