When is a patient dead after flatlining?
In 'surprising' findings, a study tracks how the heart can struggle to restart as death unfolds.
Tag: Palliative care
Doctor shares dying COVID-19 patient’s harrowing account
Dr Simon Tavabie, a UK palliative care doctor, says the woman likened her breathlessness to 'being unable to surface while swimming'.
Patient-centred care is key for a wary wharfie
Past experiences make this man uncomfortable in the conventional medical system, highlighting the importance of an individualised approach.
Dying patient given treatment despite advance care directive, coroner told
The hospital attempted resuscitation up until the patient's 'distressed' mother intervened.
Call for revamp of palliative care in nursing homes
Palliative Care Australia says the 'misconception' that care is limited to the final weeks of life needs changing.
A podcast about empathy – a vital part of medicine
About Empathy is a Canadian podcast about a universal and vital part of medicine — empathy and compassionate care in the context of serious illness.…
Terminally ill denied PBS funding for pain-relief drugs, says RACGP
The college says that the pandemic had made the issue even more important.
The day I realised the end of life is very much like the start
“The tears of old people are as terrible as the tears of children are natural.” Balzac, 1841 My day starts early. At 4am I can…
Prolonging life distresses doctors when not in patient’s best interests
Moral conflict greatest when patients' guardians want more treatment but the doctor prefers palliative care, study shows.
