• Crit Care · Apr 2004

    Editorial Case Reports

    Ethics roundtable debate: withdrawal of tube feeding in a patient with persistent vegetative state where the patients wishes are unclear and there is family dissension.

    • Tom Buckley, David Crippen, Anthony L DeWitt, Malcolm Fisher, Antonios Liolios, Christine L Scheetz, and Leslie M Whetstine.
    • Intensive Care Unit, Princess Margaret Hospital, Lai Chi Kok, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
    • Crit Care. 2004 Apr 1; 8 (2): 798479-84.

    AbstractThe decision to withdraw or withhold life supporting treatment in moribund patients is difficult under any circumstances. When the patient becomes incompetent to clarify their wishes regarding continued maintenance in long-term facilities, surrogates sometimes cannot agree, further clouding the issue. We examine a case where the State's interests come into play, forcing a controversial resolution.

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