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Ugeskrift for laeger · Oct 2011
[Palliative care of patients with terminal obstructive pulmonary disease].
- Christian von Plessen, Thyge L Nielsen, Ida E Steffensen, Shuruk Al-Halwai Larsen, and Ebbe Taudorf.
- Lunge- og infektionsmedicinsk Afdeling, Hillerød Hospital, Dyrehavevej 29, 3400 Hillerød, Denmark. cple@hih.regionh.dk
- Ugeskr. Laeg. 2011 Oct 17;173(42):2641-4.
AbstractTerminal chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and advanced cancer have similar prognosis and symptom burden. However, palliative care of patients with terminal COPD has been neglected in Denmark. We describe the symptoms of terminal COPD and suggest criteria for defining the palliative phase of the disease. Furthermore we discuss the prognostic and ethical challenges for patients, their families and their caregivers. Finally, we summarize the current evidence for palliative treatment of dyspnoea and ways to evaluate response to treatment.
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