White B D
Clinical Ethics Center, Saint Thomas Hospital, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Gastrointest Endosc Clin N Am. 1995 Apr;5(2):421-32.
The ethical and legal aspects of gastroenterology practice have changed over the past 20 years just as remarkably as the technological features of care. Answers to questions like "May competent adult patients refuse medical treatment?" and "Is the medically-mediated delivery of nutrition and hydration a 'medical treatment'?" must be considered in light of the Cruzan case and new arguments about the benefits and burdens of feeding tubes.
在过去20年里，胃肠病学实践中的伦理和法律方面的变化与医疗护理的技术特征变化一样显著。诸如“有行为能力的成年患者可以拒绝医疗治疗吗？”以及“通过医疗手段提供营养和水分是否属于‘医疗治疗’？”这类问题的答案，必须根据克鲁赞案以及关于喂食管的益处和负担的新论点来考虑。
