Dying in hospital: a retrospective medical record analysis on care in the dying phase in intensive care units and general wards
The dying phase was not consistently documented, many presumably nonbeneficial interventions continued until death, systematic symptom assessment beyond pain was lacking, and communication with patients and ICs was poorly documented. Findings suggest a need for setting-specific strengthening of healthcare professionals in these settings.
Authors
- Holger Schulz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5375-0030)
- Raymond Voltz
- Karin Oechsle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5183-641X)
- Aneta Schieferdecker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-7354-753X)
- Anneke Ullrich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1759-4461)
- Nikolas Oubaid (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-0644-3676)
- Sophie Meesters (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6174-6573)
- Kerstin Kremeike (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4316-2379)
- Sukhvir Kaur (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-6252-6193)
Institutions
- Universität Hamburg (DE)
- University of Augsburg (DE)
- University of Cologne (DE)
- Düsseldorf University Hospital (DE)
- Integrated Oncology (United States) (US)
- University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (DE)
- University Hospital Cologne (DE)
- Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal for Quality in Health Care
- Published
- 2025-03-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/intqhc/mzaf025
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 7.51
Funders
- Gemeinsame Bundesausschuss