Factors that may facilitate timely withdrawal of the feeding tube from a permanent vegetative state patient when family and treating team agree that treatment.

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Factors that may facilitate timely withdrawal of the feeding tube from a permanent vegetative state patient when family and treating team agree that treatment is not in the patient's best interests. Factors that may facilitate timely withdrawal of the feeding tube from a permanent vegetative state patient when family and treating team agree that treatment is not in the patient's best interests. Jenny Kitzinger, and Celia Kitzinger J Med Ethics 2017;43:459-468 Copyright © by the BMJ Publishing Group Ltd & Institute of Medical Ethics. All rights reserved.