Re: "...I would appreciate any information you can send me addressing nutrition and hydration in relation to the terminally ill when a gastric feeding tube is in place..."
The following are pertinent articles that I've come across:
"Tube Feeding the Demented Nursing Home Resident" Sara L. Sheiman, MSN, RN CS JAGS 44:1268-1270, 1996 October.
"The effect of intravenous fluid infusion on blood and urine parameters of hydration and on state of consciousness in terminal cancer patients" Alex Waller, MD et. al
The American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care, July/August 1994.
"Benefits of Dehydration in Terminally Ill Patients" Melissa A. Taylor Geriatric Nursing Vol. 16, Number 6, Nov/Dec
1995.
"How Fluid Deprivation Affects the Terminally Ill" Paul C. Rousseau, MD Hospice Family Care, Batavia, NY handout
"Nutrition and Hydration In the Terminal Patient" Judith C. Ahronheim, MD Clinics In Geriatric Medicine Vol. 12, Number 2,
May 1996.
Hope that helps.
Sincerely,
Dr. Stall