Influences on the decision to prescribe or administer anticholinergic drugs to treat death rattle: A focus group study

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 732-738

  Hirsch, Christine A ^a   Marriott, John F ^a   Faull, Christina M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF LEICESTER NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cholinergic antagonists; death rattle; decision making; palliative care; respiratory sounds; Terminal care

Indexed keywords

CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; GLYCOPYRRONIUM BROMIDE; SCOPOLAMINE BROMIDE; SCOPOLAMINE BUTYL BROMIDE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEATH; DEATH RATTLE; DECISION MAKING; DYING; GROUP DYNAMICS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; NURSING STAFF; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRESCRIPTION; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SYMPTOM; TERMINAL CARE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UNCERTAINTY; UNITED KINGDOM;

CHOLINERGIC ANTAGONISTS; DEATH RATTLE; DECISION-MAKING; PALLIATIVE CARE; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; TERMINAL CARE;

CHOLINERGIC ANTAGONISTS; COMMUNICATION; DECISION MAKING; FOCUS GROUPS; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84882962398     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: 1477030X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216312464407     Document Type: Article

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