Palliative care
Palliative care
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DOI：
10.1056/nejmcp035232
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发表时间：
2004-06-17
影响因子：
158.5
通讯作者：
Meier, DE
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文献类型：
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作者：
Morrison, RS;Meier, DE
一名85岁的男子患有纽约心脏协会IV级心力衰竭、高血压和中度阿尔茨海默病，与他84岁的妻子住在家里，在髋部骨折后住院。术后并发肺炎、谵妄、脚跟和骶骨压疮以及体重减轻。病人的医生可以做些什么来满足他的需求，减轻他的痛苦，并方便他出院和在家护理？
An 85-year-old man with New York Heart Association class IV heart failure, hypertension, and moderate Alzheimer's disease, who lives at home with his 84-year-old wife, is admitted to the hospital after a hip fracture. His postoperative course is complicated by pneumonia, delirium, pressure ulcers on his heels and sacrum, and weight loss. What might the patient's physician do to address his needs, alleviate his suffering, and facilitate his discharge from the hospital and his care at home?