[Ethical issues of artificial nutritional support]

Ther Umsch. 2014 Mar;71(3):177-83. doi: 10.1024/0040-5930/a000500.
[Article in German]

Abstract

This review article discusses some ethical issues of clinical nutrition according to the Beauchamp and Childress principles of bioethics: "respect for autonomy, nonmaleficence, beneficence, and justice".

Die Übersichtsarbeit diskutiert einige ethische Fragen der künstlichen Ernährung anhand der klassischen Prinzipien der Bioethik von Beauchamp und Childress „Respektierung der Autonomie, Nichtschädigung, Fürsorge und Gerechtigkeit“.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Decision Making
  • Enteral Nutrition / ethics
  • Ethics Committees
  • Ethics, Medical*
  • Female
  • Germany
  • Guideline Adherence
  • Health Care Rationing / ethics
  • Humans
  • Legal Guardians
  • Life Support Care / ethics
  • Living Wills / ethics
  • Long-Term Care / ethics
  • Medical Futility
  • Nutrition Therapy / ethics*
  • Personal Autonomy