Chapter 7: Nutrition (Tube Feeding)

Additional Resources:

Deciding About Tube Feeding: A Guide for Patients, Family and Friends Faced With Difficult Choices
St. Joseph’s Heathcare, Hamilton Ontario

Long Term Tube Feeding: Ethical Considerations

Making Choices: Long Term Feeding Tube Placement in Elderly Patients
Ottawa Hospital Research Institute

Patient and Family Guidelines: Making Decisions About Long-Term Tube Feeding
John Dossetor Health Ethics Centre, University of Alberta

Withholding and Withdrawing Life-Prolonging Treatments: Good Practice in Decision-Making
General Medical Council of the United Kingdom

Withholding and Withdrawing of Potentially Life-Sustaining Treatment
Dalhousie University Health Law Institute