Executive summary The story of dying in the 21st century is a story of paradox. While many
people are overtreated in hospitals with families and communities relegated to the margins …

Aims Long term outcomes after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) are not well
understood. This study aimed to evaluate the long-term (1-year and beyond) survival …

Purpose Death is common in intensive care units, and integrating palliative care enhances
outcomes. Most research has been conducted in high-income countries. The aim is to …

Background and aim Patient deaths are common in the intensive care unit, and a nurse's
perception of barriers to and supportive behaviors in end-of-life care varies widely …

Background China is embracing an ageing population without sustainable end-of-life care
services. However, changes in place of death and trends of going home to die (GHTD) from …

The provision of palliative care in the intensive care unit (ICU) is increasing. While some
scholars have suggested the goals of palliative care to not be aligned with the ICU, some …

Abstract The Act on Decisions on Life-Sustaining Treatment has been in effect since 2018
for end-of-life patients. However, only 20~ 25% of deaths of terminally ill patients comply …

A adequação terapêutica é definida como uma decisão médica compartilhada, com
pacientes e familiares, que busca ajustar recursos terapêuticos e diagnósticos adequados a …

Objective Dying in the intensive care unit (ICU) has changed over the last twenty years due
to increased utilization of palliative care. We sought to examine how palliative medicine …

Background Practices of Do-Not-Resuscitate (DNR) orders show discrepancies worldwide,
but there are only few such studies from Saudi Arabia. Objective: To describe the practice of …