Understanding relatives’ experience of death rattle

Autor: Harriëtte J. van Esch, Martine E. Lokker, Judith Rietjens, Lia van Zuylen, Carin C. D. van der Rijt, Agnes van der Heide

Publikováno v: BMC Psychology, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2020)

Abstract Background Death rattle is a frequently occurring symptom in the last phase of life. The experience of death rattle of relatives has been found to vary. It is unclear if treatment with medication is useful. The most fitting solution for this

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When a dying patient is asked to participate in a double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial on symptom control:The decision-making process and experiences of relatives

Autor: Harriëtte J van Esch, Arianne Stoppelenburg, Lia van Zuylen, Carin CD van der Rijt, Agnes van der Heide

Publikováno v: van Esch, H J, Stoppelenburg, A, van Zuylen, L, van der Rijt, C C & van der Heide, A 2022, ' When a dying patient is asked to participate in a double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial on symptom control : The decision-making process and experiences of relatives ', Palliative Medicine, vol. 36, no. 10, pp. 1552-1558 . https://doi.org/10.1177/02692163221127557
Palliative Medicine, 36(10), 1552-1558. SAGE Publications Ltd

Background: Placebo-controlled trials can provide evidence to inform end-of-life care, but it is contested whether asking dying patients to participate in such trials is morally justifiable. To investigate the experiences of these patients is even mo

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Effect of Prophylactic Subcutaneous Scopolamine Butylbromide on Death Rattle in Patients at the End of Life:The SILENCE Randomized Clinical Trial

Autor: Agnes van der Heide, Renske Boogaard, Carin C.D. van der Rijt, Heike S. Noordzij-Nooteboom, Eric C T Geijteman, Lia van Zuylen, Bregje A. A. Huisman, Harriëtte J. van Esch, Esther Oomen-de Hoop

Publikováno v: van Esch, H J, van Zuylen, L, Geijteman, E C T, Oomen-de Hoop, E, Huisman, B A A, Noordzij-Nooteboom, H S, Boogaard, R, van der Heide, A & van der Rijt, C C D 2021, ' Effect of Prophylactic Subcutaneous Scopolamine Butylbromide on Death Rattle in Patients at the End of Life : The SILENCE Randomized Clinical Trial ', JAMA, vol. 326, no. 13, pp. 1268-1276 . https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2021.14785
JAMA-Journal of the American Medical Association, 326(13), 1268-1276. American Medical Association
JAMA, 326(13), 1268-1276. American Medical Association

Importance Death rattle, defined as noisy breathing caused by the presence of mucus in the respiratory tract, is relatively common among dying patients. Although clinical guidelines recommend anticholinergic drugs to reduce the death rattle after non

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Scopolaminebutyl given prophylactically for death rattle: study protocol of a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial in a frail patient population (the SILENCE study)

Autor: Lia van Zuylen, Carin C.D. van der Rijt, Agnes van der Heide, Esther Oomen-de Hoop, Harriëtte J. van Esch

Publikováno v: BMC Palliative Care, 17:105. BioMed Central Ltd.
BMC Palliative Care
BMC Palliative Care, Vol 17, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2018)

Death rattle (DR), caused by mucus in the respiratory tract, occurs in about half of patients who are in the dying phase. Relatives often experience DR as distressing. Anticholinergics are recommended to treat DR, although there is no evidence for th

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-018-0359-4

Can the Dying Phase Be Masked by the Use of Dexamethasone? A Case Report

Autor: Lia van Zuylen, Martine E. Lokker, Erik C T Geijteman, Harriëtte J. van Esch, Agnes van der Heide

Publikováno v: Journal of Pain and Palliative Care Pharmacotherapy, 30(1), 41-43. Informa Healthcare

Recognition of the dying phase, i.e., the period during which death is expected to occur within hours or days, is important because it enables marking the imminence of death, informing the patient and his relatives, and adjusting care where needed. C

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