title: Artificial hydration and nutrition for the PVS patient: ordinary care or extraordinary intervention?
authors.affiliation: Providence College, Providence Rhode Island, USA.
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Torchia
mesh_terms: D016223:Advance Directives; D002410:Catholicism; D003657:Decision Making; D006801:Humans; D008020:Life Support Care / Q000941:ethics*; D018529:Nutritional Support / Q000941:ethics*; D018458:Persistent Vegetative State / Q000628:therapy*; D028761:Withholding Treatment / Q000941:ethics