GI Insights

Feeding Decisions in End-of-Life Care


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Host: Mark DeLegge, MD
Guest: Stephen A. McClave, MD

Physicians were previously obligated to provide nutrition and hydration to all patients during end of life care. Now, the courts have placed the responsibility with the patient. How can you best counsel patients and their families in making difficult decisions on feeding for the terminally ill? Dr. Stephen McClave, professor of medicine and director of clinical nutrition at the University of Louisville School of Medicine, takes a closer look at the ethical, legal and practical ramifications related to end-of-life nutrition with host Dr. Mark DeLegge.

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