Determining timeframes to death for imminently dying patients: a retrospective cohort study

Abstract Background Clinicians are frequently asked ‘how long’ questions at end-of-life by patients and those important to them, yet predicting timeframes to death remains uncertain, even in the last weeks and days of life. Patients and families wish to know so they can ask questions, plan, make dec...

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Main Authors: Tricia O’Connor, Wai-Man Liu, Juliane Samara, Joanne Lewis, Karen Strickland, Catherine Paterson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-01-01
Series:BMC Palliative Care
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-024-01637-7
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