Open AccessPatients with end-stage interstitial lung disease may have more problems with dyspnea than end-stage lung cancer patients
Author(s) -
Ryo Matsunuma,
Hazuki Takato,
Yoshihiro Takeda,
Satoshi Watanabe,
Yuko Waseda,
Shinya Murakami,
Yukimitsu Kawaura,
Kazuo Kondo
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
indian journal of palliative care/indian journal of palliative care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1998-3735
pISSN - 0973-1075
DOI - 10.4103/0973-1075.185035
Subject(s) - medicine , interstitial lung disease , stage (stratigraphy) , palliative care , lung cancer , lung , paleontology , nursing , biology
Patients with end-stage interstitial lung disease (ILD) do not appear to receive adequate palliative care despite apparent suffering before death. The aim of this study was to evaluate their signs, symptoms, and treatment received before death.