Death rattle is not associated with patient respiratory distress: Is pharmacologic treatment indicated?

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1255-1259

  Campbell, Margaret L ^a   Yarandi, Hossein N ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; GLYCOPYRRONIUM BROMIDE; SCOPOLAMINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; DEATH RATTLE; DYING; FEMALE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS;

AGED; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCARINIC ANTAGONISTS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINALLY ILL;

EID: 84885791985     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: 15577740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2013.0122     Document Type: Article

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