Scopolaminebutyl given prophylactically for death rattle: study protocol of a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial in a frail patient population (the SILENCE study)

BACKGROUND: Death rattle (DR), caused by mucus in the respiratory tract, occurs in about half of patients who are in the dying phase. Relatives often experience DR as distressing. Anticholinergics are recommended to treat DR, although there is no evidence for the effect of these drugs. Anticholinerg...

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Autores principales: van Esch, Harriëtte J., van Zuylen, Lia, Oomen–de Hoop, Esther, van der Heide, Agnes, van der Rijt, Carin C. D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Study Protocol
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6128983/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30193579
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12904-018-0359-4

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