Prevalence of therapeutic and diagnostic procedures in the last 14 days of life in hospital patients: a single-center observational study from Germany
Prevalence of therapeutic and diagnostic procedures in the last 14 days of life in hospital patients: a single-center observational study from Germany (Annals of Palliative Medicine).
The opportunities available for maintaining and prolonging life in modern medicine give rise to medical-ethical dilemmas in patients at the end of life, raising the question of whether intensified treatment and diagnosis is appropriate in these patients. This affects hospital patients in particular.
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Intensified therapeutic and diagnostic procedures are often performed at the end of life in
hospital patients. Closer interdisciplinary cooperation between intensive care and palliative
care would be beneficial to improve in-patient care for these patients.
Quelle: Annals of Palliative Medicine, 09.04.2021
