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Patient Preferences for Communication With Physicians About End-of-Life Decisions
(1997-07-01)
BACKGROUND: Physicians are frequently unaware of patient preferences
for end-of-life care. Identifying and exploring barriers to patient-physician
communication about end-of-life issues may help guide physicians and ...
Contempo 1997: End-of-Life Care
(1997-10-08)
Outcomes and Cost-Effectiveness of Initiating Dialysis and Continuing Aggressive Care in Seriously Ill Hospitalized Adults
(1997-08-01)
BACKGROUND: Renal failure requiring dialysis in the setting of
hospitalization for serious illness is a poor prognostic sign, and dialysis
and aggressive care are sometimes withheld. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the
clinical ...
Death in the Hospital
(1998-07-27)
OBJECTIVE: To examine symptoms and treatments among hospitalized
adults in the last 2 days of life. METHODS: Review of 72 consecutive medical
records of patients who died at an academic medical center and 32 consecutive
medical ...
End-of-Life Care in Medical Textbooks
(1999-01-05)
Improvement in end-of-life care has become a demand of the public and
a priority for health care professionals. Medical textbooks could support this
improvement by functioning as educational resources and as reference ...
Older Age, Aggressiveness of Care, and Survival for Seriously Hospitalized Adults
(1999-11-16)
BACKGROUND: Older age is associated with less aggressive treatment
and higher short-term mortality due to serious illness. It is not known
whether less aggressive care contributes to this survival disadvantage in
elderly ...
Factors Associated With Use of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Seriously Ill Hospitalized Adults
(1999-12-22)
CONTEXT: The epidemiology of do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders for
hospitalized patients has been reported, but little is known about factors
associated with the use of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). OBJECTIVE: To
identify ...
Management of Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators in End- of-Life Care
(2004-12-07)
BACKGROUND: Implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) can prevent premature death from an arrhythmia but may also prolong the dying process and make it more distressing. OBJECTIVE: To describe the frequency, timing, ...