We’re all going to die. Deal with it
Early recognition of those patients with advancing illness who would benefit from supportive and palliative care is the key to good management. 1 A positive answer to the question: "Would I be surprised if this patient died within the next year?" is one trigger indicating that such care sh...
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Veröffentlicht in: | BMJ 2010-09, Vol.341 (7774), p.645-645 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Early recognition of those patients with advancing illness who would benefit from supportive and palliative care is the key to good management. 1 A positive answer to the question: "Would I be surprised if this patient died within the next year?" is one trigger indicating that such care should begin. [...]it must be an encouraging sign that "palliative care beyond cancer" topped a recent BMJ poll of topics respondents wanted to read more about. Earlier... |
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ISSN: | 0959-8138 1468-5833 1756-1833 |
DOI: | 10.1136/bmj.c5028 |