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2. Palliative care - Wikipedia

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   Although an important part of end-of-life care, palliative care is not limited to individuals near the end of life. [1] Evidence supports the efficacy of a palliative care approach in improvement of a person's quality of life. [5] [6] Palliative care's main focus is to improve the quality of life for those with chronic illnesses. It is commonly ...

3. Palliative sedation - Wikipedia

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   In medicine, specifically in end-of-life care, palliative sedation (also known as terminal sedation, continuous deep sedation, or sedation for intractable distress of a dying patient) is the palliative practice of relieving distress in a terminally ill person in the last hours or days of a dying person's life, usually by means of a continuous intravenous or subcutaneous infusion of a sedative ...

4. End-of-life care - Wikipedia

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   End-of-life care. End-of-life care ( EOLC) is health care provided in the time leading up to a person's death. End-of-life care can be provided in the hours, days, or months before a person dies and encompasses care and support for a person's mental and emotional needs, physical comfort, spiritual needs, and practical tasks. [ 1][ 2] EoLC is ...

5. UH Samaritan doctor explains benefits of seeking hospice ...

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   Dr. Pierre explains that providers in the Ashland area are supportive of palliative care and are advocates for their patients in receiving this care when it is appropriate. If you do not have a ...

6. Jimmy Carter started hospice nearly a year and a half ago ...

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   Dr. Phillip Rodgers, a palliative care specialist and chair of the University of Michigan Department of Family Medicine, tells Yahoo Life that while hospice is available for at least the last six ...

7. Hospice and palliative medicine - Wikipedia

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   Initially as a form of lodging for the sick, hospice refers to holistic end of life care. The word palliate comes from the Latin word "pallium", which means "cloak"—to palliate is to cloak, or cover up, the symptoms of an illness without curing it. [1] Palliative care got its start as hospice care delivered largely by caregivers at religious ...