Nationwide survey of palliative care for patients with heart failure in Japan

Circulation Journal

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 2018, Pages 1336-1343

  Kuragaichi, Takashi ^a   Kurozumi, Yuma ^a   Ohishi, Shogo ^b   Sugano, Yasuo ^c   Sakashita, Akihiro ^d   Kotooka, Norihiko ^e   Suzuki, Makoto ^f   Higo, Taiki ^g   Yumino, Dai ^h   Takada, Yasuko ^c   Maeda, Seiko ⁱ   Yamabe, Saori ^j   Washida, Koichi ^k   Takahashi, Tomonori ^l   Ohtani, Tomohito ^m   Sakata, Yasushi ^m   Sato, Yukihito ^a  

^a HYOGO PREFECTURAL AMAGASAKI GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^b Himeji Cardiovascular Center   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL CEREBRAL AND CARDIOVASCULAR CENTER   (Japan)

^d KOBE UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^e SAGA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f Yokohama Minami Kyosai Hospital   (Japan)

^g KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^h Yumino Heart Clinic   (Japan)

ⁱ Toyohashi Heart Center Toyohashi   (Japan)

^j MITSUBISHI KYOTO HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^k KOBE WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^l HYOGO CANCER CENTER   (Japan)

^m OSAKA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

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Author keywords

Heart failure; Morphine; Nationwide survey; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

DEXMEDETOMIDINE; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; PROPOFOL;

ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST; DECISION MAKING; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; JAPAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MORTALITY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TRAINING; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 85045990560     PISSN: 13469843     EISSN: 13474820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1253/circj.CJ-17-1305     Document Type: Article

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