Emergency calls and need for emergency care in patients looked after by a palliative care team: Retrospective interview study with bereaved relatives

BACKGROUND: During the last stage of life, palliative care patients often experience episodes of respiratory distress, bleeding, pain or seizures. In such situations, caregivers may call emergency medical services leading to unwanted hospital admissions. The study aims to show the influence of our p...

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Autores principales: Wiese, Christoph HR, Vossen-Wellmann, Andrea, Morgenthal, Hannah C, Popov, Aron F, Graf, Bernhard M, Hanekop, Gerd G
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2518537/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18694527
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-684X-7-11

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