Medical and Supportive Care Among People with ALS in the Months Before Death or Tracheostomy

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 546-553

  Albert, Steven M ^a,b   Whitaker, Adriene ^a   Rabkin, Judith G ^b,c   del Bene, Maura ^b   Tider, Toby ^b   O'Sullivan, Ita ^b   Mitsumoto, Hiroshi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b Department of Neurology   (United States)

^c NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; decision making; mechanical ventilation; mental health; palliative care; service use; tracheostomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CAREGIVER; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYING; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FAMILY COUNSELING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL SERVICE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MORTALITY; NOSE BREATHING; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PATIENT COUNSELING; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRESCRIPTION; PROSTHESIS; SUPPORT GROUP; TRACHEOSTOMY;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK; PALLIATIVE CARE; TERMINAL CARE; TRACHEOSTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70349746996     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2008.11.013     Document Type: Article

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