Trends and Changes in Intensive Care Use for Patients With Heart Failure in the Last Month of Life

• Main Authors: Pi-Ling Chou PhD (Author), Pei-Chao Lin PhD (Author), Chia-Chin Lin PhD (Author), Hsiang-Chun Lee MD, PhD (Author), Yu-Tung Huang PhD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2024-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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A good death is a human right. Unfortunately, patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) in the terminal stage still receive inappropriate life-sustaining treatment before death. There is limited understanding of the status of intensive care unit (ICU) admission, mechanical ventilation (MV), cardiopu...