Aggressive End-of-Life Care and Symptom Relief Treatments in Terminally Ill Patients Who Had Discussed Withdrawal of Mechanical Ventilation: A Hospital-Based Observational Study.

CONCLUSIONS: Aggressive end-of-life care is common for patients who have discussed the withdrawal of mechanical ventilation. There are significantly higher rates of symptom relief medications administered in patients who have been withdrawn from mechanical ventilation. PMID: 32115985 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32115985?dopt=Abstract

Source: The American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care - February 29, 2020 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Chang HT, Lin MH, Chen CK, Chen TJ, Hwang SJ Tags: Am J Hosp Palliat Care Source Type: research