forgoing of treatment
forgoing of treatment
Medtalk Any nonintervention–eg, withholding and/or withdrawing one or more of the following: CPR, intubation, mechanical ventilation, vasopressors, supplemental O2, PEEP, blood transfusions, diagnostic and therapeutic procedures–eg, dialysis, and surgical intervention, antibiotics, antiarrhythmics, nutrition, fluids. See Advance directive, Against medical advice, Assisted suicide, DNR, Double effect, Slow code. Cf Watchful waiting.McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.