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WITHDRAWAL LIFE SUSTAINING TREATMENT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-05-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Medical and Hospital Organization
- Health Law
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment
1, record 1, English, withdrawal%20of%20life%2Dsustaining%20treatment
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- withdrawing of life-sustaining treatment 2, record 1, English, withdrawing%20of%20life%2Dsustaining%20treatment
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Withdrawing of life-sustaining treatment means stopping treatment that has the potential to sustain the life of patient. An example of withdrawing of potentially life-sustaining treatment is the stopping of artificial nutrition and hydration for a patient in a persistent vegetative state. 3, record 1, English, - withdrawal%20of%20life%2Dsustaining%20treatment
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The [Special Senate Committee on euthanasia and Assisted Suicide] recognizes that the withholding and withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment is legal when it is requested by a competent patient. 4, record 1, English, - withdrawal%20of%20life%2Dsustaining%20treatment
Record 1, Key term(s)
- withdrawal of life sustaining treatment
- withdrawing of life sustaining treatment
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Organisation médico-hospitalière
- Droit de la santé
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- interruption de traitement de survie
1, record 1, French, interruption%20de%20traitement%20de%20survie
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- arrêt de traitement de survie 2, record 1, French, arr%C3%AAt%20de%20traitement%20de%20survie
masculine noun
- cessation de traitement de survie 2, record 1, French, cessation%20de%20traitement%20de%20survie
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] l'interruption de traitement de survie [...] désigne le fait de cesser un traitement susceptible de maintenir le patient en vie, par exemple débrancher le respirateur ou enlever la sonde gastrique qui assure l'alimentation et l'hydratation. 3, record 1, French, - interruption%20de%20traitement%20de%20survie
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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