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When evaluating the appropriateness of treatments for patients in the PVS, neurologists and medical directors largely concur.Most physicians in both groups believe that patients in the PVS would be better off dead;that is not necessary to provide aggressive therapeutic interventions;and that all the therapeutic interventions,including artificial nutrition and hydration,can be withheld in certain circumstances.The areas of consensus are remarkable and suggest that an ethical standard that physicians believe should be followed when caring for these patients may be emerging. |
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