TY - JOUR
T1 - Thirst in Palliative Care #313
AU - Zehm, April
AU - Mullin, Jonathan
AU - Zhang, Haipeng
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Copyright 2016, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. 2016.
PY - 2016/9
Y1 - 2016/9
N2 - In patients reporting thirst, perform a clinical assessment to differentiate xerostomia and thirst and identify potentially reversible causes of either symptom. Available evidence suggests that thirst is common in dying patients and is unlikely to be improved with artificial hydration especially in nonawake patients. Education, emotional support, oral care, and sips of fluid should be offered instead. ESRD, HF, and intubated ICU patients may have specific interventions that can improve thirst.
AB - In patients reporting thirst, perform a clinical assessment to differentiate xerostomia and thirst and identify potentially reversible causes of either symptom. Available evidence suggests that thirst is common in dying patients and is unlikely to be improved with artificial hydration especially in nonawake patients. Education, emotional support, oral care, and sips of fluid should be offered instead. ESRD, HF, and intubated ICU patients may have specific interventions that can improve thirst.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84984710580&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1089/jpm.2016.0205
DO - 10.1089/jpm.2016.0205
M3 - Article
C2 - 27258019
AN - SCOPUS:84984710580
SN - 1096-6218
VL - 19
SP - 1009
EP - 1010
JO - Journal of palliative medicine
JF - Journal of palliative medicine
IS - 9
ER -