Caring for the Actively Dying

Maria Dans; Amy Sheldahl

doi:10.1016/j.ehmc.2015.03.006

Caring for the Actively Dying

Maria Dans, Amy Sheldahl

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Abstract

Dying patients are frequently hospitalized toward the end of their lives, and cared for by hospitalist physicians. Identifying patients who are actively dying and providing appropriate end-of-life care can be challenging in the acute care setting. This article reviews communication and symptom management issues and suggests ways to address them in order to improve end-of-life care.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	441-455
Number of pages	15
Journal	Hospital Medicine Clinics
Volume	4
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ehmc.2015.03.006
State	Published - Jul 1 2015

Keywords

Communication
Death and dying
End-of-life issues
Hospice
Palliative care
Symptom management

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