Intended for healthcare professionals

Education And Debate Ethical debate

The distinction between withdrawing life sustaining treatment under the influence of paralysing agents and euthanasiaAre we treading a fine line?Paralysing agents may be given up to but not at or beyond the point of extubationThe parents' perspective on withdrawing treatmentThe doctrine of double effect is difficult but not impossible to apply

BMJ 2001; 323 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.323.7309.388 (Published 18 August 2001) Cite this as: BMJ 2001;323:388