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Outcomes of advance care directives after admission to a long-term care home: DNR the DNH?

BACKGROUND: Residents of long-term care homes (LTCH) often experience unnecessary and non-beneficial hospitalizations and interventions near the end-of-life. Advance care directives aim to ensure that end-of-life care respects resident needs and wishes. METHODS: In this retrospective cohort study, w...

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Autores principales: Adekpedjou, Rhéda, Heckman, George A., Hébert, Paul C., Costa, Andrew P., Hirdes, John
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8725447/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34979935
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-021-02699-5