Life-Sustaining Treatment
/ˈlaɪf səˌsteɪnɪŋ ˈtriːtmənt/
Definitions
- (n.) Medical procedures or interventions that preserve life by sustaining vital bodily functions when the body is otherwise unable to do so independently.
The court ruled that withholding life-sustaining treatment was lawful under the patient's advance directive.
Forms
- life-sustaining treatment
- life-sustaining treatments
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Commentary
Typically involves ethical and legal considerations about patient autonomy and the scope of medical obligation.
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