Last 3 months of life in home-ventilated patients: The family perception

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1064-1071

  Vitacca, M ^a   Grassi, M ^b   Barbano, L ^a   Galavotti, G ^c   Sturani, C ^c   Vianello, A ^d   Zanotti, E ^a   Ballerin, L ^e   Potena, A ^e   Scala, R ^f   Peratoner, A ^g   Ceriana, P ^a   Di Buono, L ^h   Clini, E ⁱ   Ambrosino, N ^j   Hill, N ^k   Nava, S ^a  

^a IRCCS   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^c CARLO POMA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^f Divisione di Pneumologia   (Italy)

^g Istituto Medicina Fisica e Riabilitativa Pneumologia Riabilitativa   (Italy)

^h Cava dei Tirreni   (Italy)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^j UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PISA   (Italy)

^k TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Author keywords

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Dyspnoea; End of life; Ethics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; AWARENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYING; FAMILY ATTITUDE; HOME CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; PATIENT CARE; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESUSCITATION; TERMINAL CARE; VENTILATOR; WARD;

AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMORBIDITY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; ITALY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 77951972088     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: 13993003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00061009     Document Type: Article

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