Antibiotic use towards the end of life: development of good practice recommendations.

R Andrew SeatonLesley CooperJack FairweatherStephen FenningLibby FergusonSusan GalbraithTony DuffyJacqueline Sneddon

Published in: BMJ supportive & palliative care (2021)

Good practice recommendations were agreed with focus on three areas: making shared decisions about future care; agreeing clear goals and limits of therapy; reviewing all antibiotic prescribing decisions regularly. These will be disseminated widely to support optimal care for patients towards the end of life. A patient version of the recommendations has also been produced to support implementation.

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