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Un hombre de 93 años con demencia avanzada y problemas alimenticios
1Harvard Medical School and Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. smitchell@hrca.harvard.edu
JAMA
|November 8, 2007
Resumen
Millones de estadounidenses con demencia se enfrentan a desafíos de alimentación en etapas avanzadas. Este estudio de caso explora las decisiones de cuidados paliativos para la nutrición y la hidratación en la demencia terminal.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Geriatría La geriatría es la especialidad de la geriatría.
- Neurología Neurología.
- Los cuidados paliativos son cuidados paliativos.
Sus antecedentes:
- La demencia afecta a más de 5 millones de estadounidenses, con problemas de alimentación comunes en etapas avanzadas.
- Las decisiones con respecto a la nutrición y la hidratación (por ejemplo, la alimentación por sonda) son críticas en la atención de la demencia en etapa terminal.
- Los cuidados paliativos presentan desafíos en la demencia avanzada debido a varias barreras.
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