Hydration Management at the End of Life

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 257-263

  Lanuke, Kathryn ^a   Fainsinger, Robin L ^a,b   DeMoissac, Donna ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b ROYAL ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIURETIC AGENT;

ASCITES; CAUSE OF DEATH; DATA ANALYSIS; EDEMA; HUMAN; HYDRATION; HYPODERMOCLYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL RECORD; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PROBABILITY; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOM; TECHNIQUE;

AGED; ALBERTA; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; HOSPICES; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; PALLIATIVE CARE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 1942446018     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/109662104773709378     Document Type: Review

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