NCT Number: NCT06026241
End-of-life care is a core topic for geriatricians. One of the key aspects of end-of-life management is deciding when to discontinue active care measures (for example blood pressure monitoring, blood tests and X-rays) in favor of exclusive comfort care. In this retrospective observational study, the investigators looked at the care measures, treatments and paraclinical exams received by geriatric patients both one week and 24 hours before their death.
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Request Info75 year and older
All sexes
Observational
Saint-Etienne, France
Location status: Recruiting
Ludovic LAFAIE, MD
CONTACT
(0)477127397 ext. +33
Ludovic LAFAIE, MD
SUB_INVESTIGATOR
Solène VALETTE, resident
CONTACT
(0)670511373 ext. +33
Solène VALETTE, resident
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
This analysis provides information on the differences in geriatric physicians' practices regarding the anticipation of the end of life, by showing on average when active care measures were stopped before death. Secondly, the investigators looked at patient criteria that could explain a prolongation of active care and a delay in the implementation of exclusive comfort care.
Healthy volunteers accepted: No
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Inclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria
Patient's socio-demographic data (age, gender, residence), comorbidities, cause of death, date and frequency of care measures/treatments/paraclinical exams received before their death.
Time frame: In the last week of life and 24 hours before death
To measure the prevalence of care (hemodynamic, biological and radiological monitoring), and to evaluate the treatments received during the last week of life, and during the last 24 hours of life of patients hospitalized and who died in a geriatric short-stay ward.
Time frame: In the last week of life and 24 hours before death
Analysis of patient criteria (age, comorbidities, etc.) that may have explained the continuation of care, treatments and paraclinical exams up to the last 24 hours before death.
Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.
Ludovic LAFAIE, MD
CONTACT
(0)477127397 ext. +33
Solène VALETTE, resident
CONTACT
(0)670511373 ext. +33
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne
Other
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