Providing clinically assisted hydration (CAH) to dying patients is one of the most contentious issues in end of life care. A major study is under way to assess the risks and benefits. Why is providing hydration in this way not as clear-cut as many assume?Evans, Nick...
An equivocal evidence base on the use of Clinically Assisted Hydration (CAH) in the last days of life presents a challenge for clinicians. In an attempt to provide clarity, the General Medical Council (GMC) has produced reasoned guidelines which identify that clinical vigilance is paramount, but...
In this article, we reassess the court's role in the withdrawal of clinically assisted nutrition and hydration from patients in the permanent vegetative state (PVS), focussing on cases where health-care teams and families agree that such is in the patient's best interest. As well as including...
Moreover, the short half-life of ICG in circulation33 limits its use in disease monitoring or for systemic delivery. Other groups that have explored ICG encapsulation and/or lipid–ICG complexes have used the monomeric form of ICG34. The downside of this form is low molar extinction ...
Background Clinically-assisted hydration (CAH) at the end-of-life is one of the most contentious issues in medicine, partly due to the fact that there is no good data to support/refute its use in this scenario. Methods The study was a cluster randomised trial (feasibility study) comparing ...
Clinically assisted hydration and the Liverpool Care Pathway: Catholic ethics and clinical evidenceCareoftheDyingPatientEndofLifeCareMoralThe Liverpool Care Pathway for the Dying Patient (LCP), a framework introduced for providing comfortable care at the last stage of life, has recently become highly ...
An equivocal evidence base on the use of Clinically Assisted Hydration (CAH) in the last days of life presents a challenge for clinicians. In an attempt to provide clarity, the General Medical Council (GMC) has produced reasoned guidelines which identify that clinical vigilance is paramount, but...
Withdrawal of clinically assisted nutrition and hydration decisions in patients with prolonged disorders of consciousness: best interests of the patients and advance directives are the keys.doi:10.1136/medethics-2016-103813Nicolas LejeuneBMJ Group
Purpose: The provision of clinically assisted hydration (CAH) in patients with advanced cancer is controversial, and there is a paucity of specific guidance and so a diversity in clinical practice. Consequently, the Palliative Care Study Group of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in ...
AssistedHydrationAttitudesClinicalDecisionsBackground An equivocal evidence base on the use of Clinically Assisted Hydration (CAH) in the last days of life presents a challenge for clinicians. In an attempt to provide clarity, the General Medical Council (GMC) has produced reasoned guidelines which ...