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Chapter 17. Palliative Care in Patients with Severe Dementia

  1. Alistair Burns3,
  2. Bengt Winblad4
  1. Raymond T. C. M. Koopmans1,
  2. H. Roeline W. Pasman2,
  3. Jenny T. van der Steen2

Published Online: 19 SEP 2006

DOI: 10.1002/0470010568.ch17

Book Title

Severe Dementia

Severe Dementia

Additional Information

How to Cite

Koopmans, R. T. C. M., Pasman, H. R. W. and van der Steen, J. T. (2006) Palliative Care in Patients with Severe Dementia, in Severe Dementia (eds A. Burns and B. Winblad), John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Chichester, UK. doi: 10.1002/0470010568.ch17

Editor Information

  1. 3

    Department of Old Age Psychiatry, University of Manchester, Education and Research Centre, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester M23 9Lt, UK

  2. 4

    Division of Geriatric Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Neurotec B 84, Karolinska University Hospital, SE-14186 Stockholm, Sweden

Author Information

  1. 1

    Department of Nursing Home Medicine, University Medical Centre Nijmegen, PO Box 9101, code 229 VPHG, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands

  2. 2

    VU University Medical Center, Institute for Research in Extramural Medicine, Department of Public and Occupational Health, Van der Boechorststraat7, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 19 SEP 2006
  2. Published Print: 21 APR 2006

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9780470010549

Online ISBN: 9780470010563

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Keywords:

  • palliative care principles;
  • advance care planning and shared decision-making;
  • comfort care;
  • Living wills or advance care planning;
  • shortness of breath and death rattle (DR)

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Introduction

  • Advance care planning and shared decision-making

  • Avoiding aggressive interventions and treatment

  • Frequently occurring conditions and burdensome signs and symptoms

  • Palliative sedation and euthanasia

  • General recommendations

  • References

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