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| The treatment of terminally ill geriatric patients | | Author(s) | J A Wilson, P M Lawson, R G Smith |
| Journal title | Palliative Medicine, vol 1, 1987 |
| Pages | pp 149-153 |
| Keywords | Terminal care. |
| Annotation | A retrospective study of 150 patients who died in assessment and long-stay wards in a geriatric unit to assess problems during their terminal illness found that 32% of long stay and 41% of the assessment patients were considered to have been distressed during the last week of life. Agitation was the commonest form of distress. The authors identify the following potential problems: dehydration; the prescription of unnecessary drugs; and respiratory symptoms. These factors indicate that more attention to comfort is required in terminal care. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-010315203 A |
| Classmark | LV * |
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