title: Total parenteral nutrition for a terminally ill patient?
authors.affiliation: Palliative Care Program, Edmonton General Hospital, Alberta, Canada.
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Fainsinger
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bruera
mesh_terms: D000008:Abdominal Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary / Q000628:therapy*; D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000556:secondary / Q000628:therapy*; D000328:Adult; D016638:Critical Illness; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D010289:Parenteral Nutrition, Total; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D018570:Risk Assessment; D035501:Uncertainty