Compassionate extubation for a peaceful death in the setting of a community hospital: a case-series study
Victor C Kok1,2 1Division of Palliative Medicine and Hospice Palliative Care Team, Kuang Tien General Hospital, 2Department of Biomedical Informatics, Asia University Taiwan, Taichung, Taiwan Background: The use of compassionate extubation (CE) to alleviate suffering by terminating mechanical vent...
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Dove Medical Press
2015-04-01
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Series: | Clinical Interventions in Aging |
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Online Access: | https://www.dovepress.com/compassionate-extubation-for-a-peaceful-death-innbspthe-setting-of-a-c-peer-reviewed-article-CIA |