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Broadening the concept of suffering is a less than adequate strategy for respecting patients in advanced dementia by Menzel, Paul T.

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D-Transposition of the great arteries with restrictive foramen ovale in the fetus: the dilemma of predicting the need for postnatal urgent balloon atrial septostomy by Gottschalk, I., Walter, A., Menzel, T., Weber, E. C., Wendt, S., Sreeram, N., Gembruch, U., Berg, C., Abel, J. S.

“…Objective Restrictive foramen ovale (FO) in dextro-transposition of the great arteries (d-TGA) with intact ventricular septum may lead to severe…”
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Single-center outcome analysis of 46 fetuses with megacystis after intrauterine vesico-amniotic shunting with the Somatex®intrauterine shunt by Gottschalk, I., Berg, C., Menzel, T., Abel, J. S., Kribs, A., Dübbers, M., Kohaut, J., Weber, L. T., Taylan, C., Habbig, S., Liebau, M. C., Boemers, T. M., Weber, E. C.

“…Objectives To assess the spectrum of underlying pathologies, the intrauterine course and postnatal outcome of 46 fetuses with megacystis that underwent…”
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Expression of the cathelicidin LL-37 is modulated by short chain fatty acids in colonocytes: relevance of signalling pathways by Schauber, J, Svanholm, C, Termén, S, Iffland, K, Menzel, T, Scheppach, W, Melcher, R, Agerberth, B, Lührs, H, Gudmundsson, G H

“…Background and aims: Short chain fatty acids (SCFA) exert profound effects on the colonic mucosa. In particular, SCFA modulate mucosal immune functions. The…”
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Advance directives for oral feeding in dementia: a response to Shelton and Geppert by Menzel, Paul T

“…In a recent paper in JME, Shelton and Geppert use an approach by Menzel and Chandler-Cramer to sort out ethical dilemmas about the oral feeding of patients in…”
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Butyrate Inhibits NF-κB Activation in Lamina Propria Macrophages of Patients with Ulcerative Colitis by Lührs, H., Gerke, T., Müller, J. G., Melcher, R., Schauber, J., Boxberger, F., Scheppach, W., Menzel, T.

“…Background: In ulcerative colitis (UC) the activation (i.e. nuclear translocation) of nuclear factor kappa B (NF- &#115 B) is an important step in the…”
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Beneficial health effects of low-digestible carbohydrate consumption by Scheppach, Wolfgang, Luehrs, Hardi, Menzel, Thomas

“…Low-digestible carbohydrates represent a class of enzyme-resistant saccharides that have specific effects on the human gastrointestinal tract. In the small…”
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Advance Directives for Dementia Can Survive Altered Preferences by Menzel, Paul T.

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AEDs are problematic, but Mrs A is a misleading case by Menzel, Paul T

“…Kim, Miller and Dresser have done a distinct service to bioethics in detailing the case, in explaining the basis of the regional euthanasia review committee…”
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Effect of isomalt consumption on faecal microflora and colonic metabolism in healthy volunteers by Gostner, A., Blaut, M., Schäffer, V., Kozianowski, G., Theis, S., Klingeberg, M., Dombrowski, Y., Martin, D., Ehrhardt, S., Taras, D., Schwiertz, A., Kleessen, B., Lührs, H., Schauber, J., Dorbath, D., Menzel, T., Scheppach, W.

“…Due to its low digestibility in the small intestine, a major fraction of the polyol isomalt reaches the colon. However, little is known about effects on the…”
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Voluntarily Stopping Eating and Drinking: A Normative Comparison with Refusing Lifesaving Treatment and Advance Directives by Menzel, Paul T.

“…Refusal of lifesaving treatment, and such refusal by advance directive, are widely recognized as ethically and legally permissible. Voluntarily stopping eating…”
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Clinical Guidelines for Voluntarily Stopping Eating and Drinking (VSED) by Wechkin, Hope, Macauley, Robert, Menzel, Paul T., Reagan, Peter L., Simmers, Nancy, Quill, Timothy E.

“…As the care of patients with serious illness increasingly emphasizes clarifying goals of care, exploring quality of life, and minimizing patients’ symptom…”
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Justifying a Surrogate's Request to Forego Oral Feeding by Menzel, Paul T.

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Advance Directives for Refusing Life‐Sustaining Treatment in Dementia by Steinbock, Bonnie, Menzel, Paul T.

“…Aid‐in‐dying laws in the United States have two important restrictions. First, only patients who are terminally ill, defined as having a prognosis of six…”
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Advance Directives, Dementia, and Physician-Assisted Death by Menzel, Paul T., Steinbock, Bonnie

“…Physician‐assisted suicide laws in Oregon and Washington require the person's current competency and a prognosis of terminal illness. In The Netherlands…”
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Too Hot for Politics to Handle? Hard Questions about Health Insurance by Menzel, Paul T.

“…To address this deficiency, McCain proposes giving states seven to ten billion dollars of federal assistance for forming special high-risk insurance pools. 3…”
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Avoid Advanced Dementia with an Advance Directive for Stopping Eating and Drinking by Pope, Thaddeus M., Quill, Timothy E., Menzel, Paul T., Schwarz, Judith K.

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Effects of isomalt consumption on gastrointestinal and metabolic parameters in healthy volunteers by Gostner, A., Schäffer, V., Theis, S., Menzel, T., Lührs, H., Melcher, R., Schauber, J., Kudlich, T., Dusel, G., Dorbath, D., Kozianowski, G., Scheppach, W.

“…The polyol isomalt (Palatinit®) is a well established sugar replacer. The impact of regular isomalt consumption on metabolism and parameters of gut function in…”
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“Mr. Smith Has No Mealtimes”: Minimal Comfort Feeding for Patients with Advanced Dementia by Wechkin, Hope A., Menzel, Paul T., Loggers, Elizabeth T., Macauley, Robert C., Pope, Thaddeus M., Reagan, Peter L., Quill, Timothy E.

“…While Comfort Feeding Only is appropriate for patients with advanced dementia, its emphasis on assiduous hand-feeding that may prolong life for years fails to…”
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Bias adjustment and the nature of health-state utility by Menzel, Paul T

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