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LIFE-SUSTAINING INTERVENTION [1 record]

Record 1 2018-07-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Non-Surgical Treatment
  • Surgery
  • Medication
DEF

[A medical measure] that [has] the potential to postpone [a] patient's death.

OBS

It includes artificial nutrition and hydration.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitements non chirurgicaux
  • Chirurgie
  • Médicaments
DEF

Acte médical visant à retarder la mort d'un patient.

OBS

Y sont comprises l'hydratation et l'alimentation artificielles.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tratamiento sin cirugía
  • Cirugía
  • Medicamentos
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