Neurology Specific Literature Search   
 
[home][thesaurus]
    
Click Here to return To Results

 

Survival in End-Stage Dementia Following Acute Illness
JAMA 284: 47-52, 87, Morrison,R.S. & Siu,A.L., 2000
See this aricle in Pubmed

Article Abstract
Little is known about the prognosis of acutely ill patients with end-stage dementia or about the type of care that these patients receive. If their prognosis is poor, then emphasis should be placed on palliative care for these patients rather than on curative interventions. In this study, patients with advanced dementia and hip fracture or pneumonia had a very poor prognosis. Given the limited life expectancy of patients with end-stage dementia following these illnesses and the burdens associated with their treatment, increased attention should be focused on efforts to enhance comfort tin this patient population.
 
Related Tags
(click to filter results - removes previous filter)

advance directives
Alzheimer's disease
Alzheimer's disease,treating associated medical problems in
dementia
hip fracture
mortality
pneumonia
prognosis
treatment of neurologic disorder

Click Here to return To Results