ICDBackgroundEnd-of-life 照顾不通常是在心病学部门的优先级.我们寻求了在 do-not-resuscitate (DNR ) 的介绍以后在 end-of-life 照顾评估变化顺序 protocol.Methods &在在二经期的一个心病学部门的所有死亡的 ResultsRetrospective 分析,在协议的介绍前后.人口统计的特征, DNR 订单的使用,和 end-of-life 照顾...
Receipt of aggressive end-of-life care in the last 30 days of life by presence of implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) among individuals with breast, colorectal, and pancreatic cancer who died between 2005 and 2016. Credit:Cancer(2024). DOI: 10.1002/cncr.35640 Patients with advanced canc...
patients need to balance the realistic possibilities of prolonging life by continuing treatment or starting new treatments on the one hand, against comfort and quality of life on the other hand.1As a result, it can happen that decisions are made that may potentially...
The ICD was considered in relation to both quantity and quality of life. Most participants focused on the prevention of SCD, not the implications of the ICD for death by any other cause. Participants advocated for incorporating the ICD into advance care planning. Our findings have implications ...
that is implanted in patients who are at risk of sudden cardiac death due to ventricular fibrillation. The device is programmed to detect cardiac arrhythmia and correct it by delivering a jolt of electricity, which is often lifesaving. However, the legality of deactivating the ICD in terminally-...
Postconcussional disorder: Are the DSM-IV criteria an improvement over the ICD-10? Little is known about the characteristics and outcomes of patients diagnosed with postconcussional disorder (PCD) under the provisionally proposed criteria...
These considera- tions may lead to decisions concerning the end of life and thereby obviously go hand in hand with ethical dilemmas. End-of-life decisions (ELDs) can be defined as all decisions made by a physician, either with the intention of shortening the patient's life or knowing that...
A magnet may be needed for emergency deactivation at the end of life to prevent unnecessary shocks. One in three people with ICDs will receive multiple shocks in the last days of life; these can be painful, futile and distressing for patients and their families (Kinch Westerdahl, Sjblom, ...
Keywords: Women, Old age, Hospital, Admissions, End of life, Chronic disease Abbreviations: ALSWH, Australian longitudinal study on women's health; APDC, Admitted patients data collection; COD, Cause of death; GPs, General practitioners; LOS, Length of stay; NDI, National death index; NSW, ...
It is outlined that patients are not adequately informed about risks and benefits of ICD and the option of ICD deactivation; the doctors are not used to discuss with the patients the topics of end-of-life decisions. Complete information must be part of current informed consent before ICD ...