Case report: Maintaining and withdrawing long-term invasive ventilation in a patient with MND/ALS in a home setting

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 262-265

  Lebon, B ^a   Fisher, S ^a  

^a Beacon Specialist Community Supportive and Palliative Care Service   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; invasive ventilation; palliative care; sedation; withdrawal of life support

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE; LEVOMEPROMAZINE; MIDAZOLAM;

ADULT; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC PATIENT; COGNITION; DEATH; DEEP SEDATION; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INVASIVE PROCEDURE; INVASIVE VENTILATION; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC GASTROSTOMY; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; TRACHEOSTOMY; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL;

ADULT; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; CAREGIVERS; DYSPNEA; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; TERMINAL CARE; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 79954525950     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216310389224     Document Type: Article

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