Peaceful surrender to death without futile bargaining to live relieves terminal air hunger and anguish

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 496-499

  Das, Subir C ^a   Chauhan, Himanshu ^a   Gupta, Deepak ^a   Mishra, Seema ^a   Bhatnagar, Sushma ^a  

^a INSTITUTE ROTARY CANCER HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Terminal anguish and air hunger; Terminal counseling; Terminal sedation

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; BREAST TUMOR; CASE REPORT; CONFLICT; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; COUNSELING; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LUNG TUMOR; MENTAL STRESS; METASTASIS; METHODOLOGY; OXYGEN THERAPY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATHOLOGY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); CONSCIOUS SEDATION; COUNSELING; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MEDICAL FUTILITY; NEGOTIATING; OXYGEN INHALATION THERAPY; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PROGNOSIS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 58149134217     PISSN: 10499091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049909108322286     Document Type: Article

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