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  • Title: [Non invasive ventilation in the ICU for the neuromuscular patient: legal issues].
    Author: Chevrolet JC, Janssens JP, Adler D.
    Journal: Rev Med Suisse; 2010 Dec 15; 6(275):2396, 2398-400. PubMed ID: 21268418.
    Abstract:
    The legal frame in which chronic mechanical ventilation is placed in Switzerland and France is discussed in this article. Safety of the patients and responsibility of caregivers are considered. We also discuss the ethical and legal aspects of the end-of-life of these patients, particularly when they decide that mechanical ventilation must be interrupted because they do not more tolerate their poor quality of life, and when they deliberately decide to die.
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