Medically assisted hydration for adults receiving palliative care

CONCLUSIONS: Since the previous update of this review, we have found one new study. In adults receiving palliative care in the end stage of their illness, there remains insufficient evidence to determine whether MAH improves QoL or prolongs survival, compared with placebo or standard care. Given that all participants were inpatients with advanced cancer at end of life, our findings are not transferable to adults receiving palliative care in other settings, for non-cancer, dementia or neurodegenerative diseases, or for those with an extended prognosis. Clinicians will need to make decisions based on the perceived benefits and harms of MAH for each individual's circumstances, without the benefit of high-quality evidence to guide them.PMID:38095590 | PMC:PMC10720602 | DOI:10.1002/14651858.CD006273.pub4
Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - Category: General Medicine Authors: Source Type: research