Background Clinical practice guidelines have been developed aiming to improve the quality
of care. The implementation of the computerized clinical guidelines (CCG) has been …

Background: Although the incidence of sepsis is higher in men than in women, it is
controversial whether there are sex-based differences in sepsis-associated mortality …

Purpose: Quality assurance data worldwide suggests that the current healthcare system is
providing inadequate care for the dying. Current health care education focuses entirely on …

En España, el proceso de morir se describe con frecuencia como «malo» o incluso como
«muy malo». Entre los motivos, destacan las dificultades de los profesionales de la salud …

The Treatment Escalation Plan (TEP) was introduced into our trust in an attempt to improve
patient involvement and experience of their treatment in hospital and to embrace and clarify …

More than 50% of deaths in the United States occur in hospitals. 1 More than 4 million
patients are admitted to intensive care units in the United States annually, and of those …

Referral to the intensive care unit (ICU) and frequency of do-not-resuscitate (DNR) decisions
at the end of life (EOL) in adult hospitalized patients a parts per thousand yen75 years and …

In Spain, the dying process is sometimes described as «bad» or even «awful». There are
many reasons for this situation, the most important being the difficulties health care …

Objective Referral to the intensive care unit (ICU) and frequency of do-not-resuscitate (DNR)
decisions at the end of life (EOL) in adult hospitalized patients≥ 75 years and those< 75 …

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Background: The Massachusetts Expert Panel on End-of-Life Care
was established in 2009 by the Executive Office of Health and Human Services, as directed …