Advanced Dementia: The Black and White of Mechanical Ventilation for Pneumonia and Septicemia (SA518C)

An abstract of a study by Teno et al examining the use of mechanical ventilation in Black and White nursing home residents with advanced dementia who were hospitalized for pneumonia or septicemia is presented. Unlike feeding tube use, mechanical ventilation use among advanced dementia patients has s...

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Vydané v:Journal of pain and symptom management Ročník 53; číslo 2; s. 402 - 403
Hlavní autori: Teno, Joan, Sharma, Rashmi, Curtis, J Randall, Khandelwal, Nita, Engelberg, Ruth, Mor, Vincent, Gozalo, Pedro, Meltzer, David
Médium: Journal Article
Jazyk:English
Vydavateľské údaje: Madison Elsevier Inc 01.02.2017
Elsevier Limited
Predmet:
Anesthesia & Perioperative Care
Black people
Dementia
Disease
Home health care
Hospitals
Mechanical ventilation
Nursing homes
Pain Medicine
Patients
Physicians
Pneumonia
Race
Ventilation
ISSN:0885-3924, 1873-6513
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Shrnutí:An abstract of a study by Teno et al examining the use of mechanical ventilation in Black and White nursing home residents with advanced dementia who were hospitalized for pneumonia or septicemia is presented. Unlike feeding tube use, mechanical ventilation use among advanced dementia patients has substantially increased, with Blacks having a larger increase compared to Whites that is based, in part, on the hospitals where Blacks receive care.
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ISSN:0885-3924
1873-6513
DOI:10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2016.12.198