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Vol. 75 No. 2 (2026)
Hydronutrition of patients in persistent vegetative state
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Published: 9 July 2026
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The article intends to offer a contribution to the bioethical debate regarding hydronutrition of patients in Persistent Vegetative State (PVS). First, the clinical condition of the Vegetative State – nowadays called even Unresponsive Wakefulness Syndrome (UWS) – will be exposed, and then the value of human life will be investigated. Subsequently, it advances the bioethical discernment through a three-step method that assesses clinical appropriateness and the patient’s subjective elements, in order to develop an integrated ethical evaluation and derive corresponding operative decisions.
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Hydronutrition of patients in persistent vegetative state. (2026). Medicina E Morale, 75(2), 171-182. https://doi.org/10.4081/mem.2026.1677
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