Options around Life-Sustaining Treatments

LIST Code: ES-05-04-00-00

LIST Code

ES-05-04-00-00

Title

Options around Life-Sustaining Treatments

Definition

This category covers issues when a person needs life-sustaining medical treatment to stay alive, and there may be questions about whether these treatments should be withheld (not provided in the first place), or withdrawn (ended after they have begun).

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  • NSMI v1 Taxonomy: 1591600
Last updated on Jul 01 2022

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