Do patients with advanced cognitive impairment admitted to hospitals with higher rates of feeding tube insertion have improved survival?

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 524-533

  Cai, Shubing ^a   Gozalo, Pedro L ^a   Mitchell, Susan L ^b   Kuo, Sylvia ^a   Bynum, Julie P W ^c   Mor, Vincent ^a   Teno, Joan M ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Hebrew Senior Life   (United States)

^c DARTMOUTH INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH POLICY AND CLINICAL PRACTICE   (United States)

Author keywords

advanced cognitive impairment; Feeding tube; survival

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; FEEDING APPARATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSING HOME PATIENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION DISORDERS; ENTERAL NUTRITION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; NURSING CARE; NURSING HOMES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84875222373     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: 18736513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2012.02.007     Document Type: Article

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