End-of-life care for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis patients with acute exacerbation

End-of-life care for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis patients with acute exacerbation

Abstract Background Acute exacerbation (AE) is a major cause of death in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). AE-IPF patients require optimal palliative care; however, the real-world clinical situations are poorly understood. We aimed to survey the palliative care received by AE-IPF pa...

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Main Authors: Norimichi Akiyama, Tomoyuki Fujisawa, Tatsuya Morita, Takafumi Koyauchi, Yoshinobu Matsuda, Masanori Mori, Mitsunori Miyashita, Ryo Tachikawa, Keisuke Tomii, Hiromi Tomioka, Satoshi Hagimoto, Yasuhiro Kondoh, Yoshikazu Inoue, Takafumi Suda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-10-01
Series:Respiratory Research
Subjects:
Acute exacerbation
End-of-life discussion
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Palliative care
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12931-022-02204-5

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12931-022-02204-5

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