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F I Burge, D B King, D Willison

    Canadian Family Physician Medecin De Famille Canadien
    |January 14, 2011
    PubMed
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    Patients dying from cancer in hospitals often receive intravenous fluids. Those without IV fluids had longer hospital stays and survival times after "do not resuscitate" orders.

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    Area of Science:

    • Oncology
    • Palliative Care
    • Medical Ethics

    Context:

    • Tertiary care teaching hospital setting.
    • Study period: 1 year.
    • Focus on patients with malignant disease.

    Purpose:

    • To investigate the utilization of intravenous fluids in patients with malignant disease nearing end-of-life.
    • To analyze the correlation between intravenous fluid use and patient outcomes.

    Summary:

    • Retrospective chart review of patients who died from malignant disease.
    • Analysis of length of stay and survival time post-"do not resuscitate" (DNR) order.
    • Finding: Patients without intravenous fluids had longer survival post-DNR and longer overall hospital stays.

    Impact:

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    • Highlights potential associations between aggressive end-of-life interventions and patient outcomes.
    • Informs discussions on palliative care and patient preferences in oncology.
    • Suggests a need for further research into the role of IV fluids in end-of-life cancer care.