title: Is withholding hydration a valid comfort measure in the terminally ill?
abstract: Withholding or withdrawing medical hydration from a dying patient may seem to be unwarranted at best, unethical or even criminal at worst. The author, however, suggests otherwise.
authors.affiliation: Joint Medical Program, University of California, Berkeley.
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Printz
mesh_terms: D003681:Dehydration / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005440:Fluid Therapy; D006801:Humans; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000379:methods* / Q000523:psychology; D028761:Withholding Treatment