Archives of internal medicine
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Multicenter Study
Circumstances of death in hospitalized patients and nurses' perceptions: French multicenter Mort-a-l'Hôpital survey.
In developed countries at present, death mostly occurs in hospitals, but the circumstances and factors associated with the quality of organization and care surrounding death are not well described. ⋯ This large prospective study identifies nonoptimal circumstances of death for hospitalized patients and a number of suggestions for improvement. A combination of factors reflected in the nurses' satisfaction may improve the quality of end-of-life care.