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Palliative medicine and the „good death“
Authors: Ondřej Sláma
Authors‘ workplace: Klinika komplexní onkologické péče LF MU a MOÚ Brno, přednosta prof. MUDr. Rostislav Vyzula, CSc.
Published in: Vnitř Lék 2014; 60(Suppl 2): 75-79
Category: 70th Birthday - prof. MUDr. Jiří Vorlíček, CSc.
Overview
Palliative care can improve the quality of life in terminally ill patients and allow them to achieve a „good death“. Active assessment and proactive interventions on all levels of patient´s suffering is of major importance. The articel proposes a theoretical model of the „good death“ and brings practical recommendations for the implementation of palliative care into routine clinical practice.
Key words:
good death – palliative medicine – quality of life – terminal phase
Sources
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Diabetology Endocrinology Internal medicine
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