Can early introduction of specialized palliative care limit intensive care, emergency and hospital admissions in patients with severe and very severe COPD? a randomized study

BMC Palliative Care

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Weber, Catherine ^a   Stirnemann, Jerome ^a   Herrmann, François R ^a   Pautex, Sophie ^a   Janssens, Jean Paul ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY WARD; HOME OXYGEN THERAPY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LONG TERM CARE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PARALLEL DESIGN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAMPLE SIZE; SWITZERLAND; TERMINAL CARE; TERTIARY CARE CENTER; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DEVICES; DISEASE COURSE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; HOSPITALIZATION; MORTALITY; OXYGEN THERAPY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT SELECTION; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; QUALITY OF LIFE; TRENDS;

CRITICAL CARE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; OXYGEN INHALATION THERAPY; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 84989154429     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1472684X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-684X-13-47     Document Type: Article

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