Oregon POLST Form (IMAGE)

Oregon Health & Science University

Oregon POLST Form

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Oregon updated its Physician Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment form on Jan. 9, 2019. The form no longer includes a section on patient preference for surgically inserted feeding tubes after years of research has shown it can be harmful for patients with advanced dementia.

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