Palliative sedation and time to death in home palliative care: retrospective analysis.

Daniele MarinelliGiulio RavoniMaria FusilliEmilia ColpaniMarco FilettiDaniele SantiniGiampiero PorzioRaffaele Giusti

Published in: BMJ supportive & palliative care (2023)

ECOG PS, sex and anticancer treatment had a significant impact on survival time. Thirty-eight per cent of patients in our cohort underwent home palliative sedation for refractory symptoms, most often delirium and dyspnoea.

Keyphrases

palliative care
advanced cancer
end stage renal disease
healthcare
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
cardiac surgery
mechanical ventilation
intensive care unit
acute kidney injury
hip fracture
sleep quality
depressive symptoms
patient reported
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation