| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3326227 | NPG Neurologie - Psychiatrie - Gériatrie | 2013 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
Nutrition frequently raises questions in geriatric institutions, because of the patients' profiles. We report two clinical observations of hospitalized patients, one in a university hospital disoriented old people's home, the other in a post-stroke rehabilitation unit. Both problems concerned probe gastrostomy feeding. Multidisciplinary discussions are around ethical reflections in medical practice, “euthanasia”, Leonetti's law (the right to refuse treatment), decision-making, and the indications for probe gastrostomy feeding.
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Authors
T. El Fatmi, N. Kadi-Hanifi, A. Merad, M. Djebbas, N. Nser, S. Medjahed,