Palliative Care
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An 85-year-old man with New York Heart Association class IV heart failure, hypertension, and moderate Alzheimer's disease, who lives at home with his 84-year-old wife, is admitted to the hospital after a hip fracture. His postoperative course is complicated by pneumonia, delirium, pressure ulcers on his heels and sacrum, and weight loss. What might the patient's physician do to address his needs, alleviate his suffering, and facilitate his discharge from the hospital and his care at home?
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Palliative care is contrasted to medical treatment, as the former is concerned with relieving suffering and improving the quality of life of those terminally ill, whereas the latter focuses on curing illness and prolonging life.
“Palliative care is contrasted to medical treatment, as the former is concerned with relieving su ff ering and improving the quality of life of those terminally ill, whereas the latter focuses on curing illness and prolonging life (Morrison and Meier 2004).”
From The Palliative Role of Reparations in Reconciling Societies with the Past: Redressing Victims or Consolidating the State? (2022) · cites this paper as Morrison and Meier 2004
Several studies show that older dialysis patients retain their mental quality of life.
“In several studies, although physical aspects of quality of life are reduced compared with younger ESRD patients or healthy elderly, mental aspects of quality of life are preserved [22,23].”
From Should there be an expanded role for palliative care in end-stage renal disease? (2010) · cites this paper as [22]
Several studies show that older dialysis patients have lower physical quality of life than younger ESRD patients or healthy older adults.
“In several studies, although physical aspects of quality of life are reduced compared with younger ESRD patients or healthy elderly, mental aspects of quality of life are preserved [22,23].”
From Should there be an expanded role for palliative care in end-stage renal disease? (2010) · cites this paper as [22]
Quality-of-life studies in older chronic dialysis patients suggest that dialysis is not always unsatisfactory for older people.
“studies of quality of life in elderly patients receiving chronic dialysis offer reason to believe that dialysis therapy is not uniformly unsatisfactory in the elderly.”
From Should there be an expanded role for palliative care in end-stage renal disease? (2010) · cites this paper as [22]
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Should there be an expanded role for palliative care in end-stage renal disease?
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- Authors
- Morrison, R. S., & Meier, D. E.
- Affiliations
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (US)
- Venue
- New England Journal of Medicine
- Publisher
- Massachusetts Medical Society
- Published
- 2004-06-17
- Volume
- 350
- Issue
- 25
- Pages
- 2582-2590
- ISSN
- 0028-4793 (ISSN-L)
- 1533-4406
- OpenAlex
- W2416737810
- Cited by
- 542
- References
- 3
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 4.06
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- New England Journal of Medicine (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institutes of Health (5k07ag000903-04)
- National Institute on Aging (K07-AG00903, K24AG022345)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Geriatrics and Gerontology › Frailty in Older Adults
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Keywords
- palliative care, heart failure, Alzheimer's disease, hip fracture, pneumonia, delirium, pressure ulcers, weight loss, elderly patients, home care, hospital discharge, end-of-life care
- MeSH terms
- Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Chronic Disease, Comprehensive Health Care, Medicare, Home Nursing, Humans, Male, Palliative Care, Physician-Patient Relations, United States, Practice Guidelines as Topic, Insurance Coverage, Pain Management
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