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CONTEXT: There are many patients with terminal illness for whom hospice care would be appropriate, but they either never enroll or enroll very late. In a pre-hospice program designed to help patients make the transition into hospice, we observed that…
Objective: To examine advance care planning and outcomes of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) receiving long-term mechanical ventilation (LTMV).Design: Case series.Setting: Population-based study in homes and chronic care facilities…
