Pulmonary & Respiratory Medicine

Han-Yu Chang

Publications

• Research Article
  Palliative Care Consultation to Assist Discussion of Ventilator Withdrawal in a Medical Center in Taiwan
  Author(s): Wei-Hsin Chiu, Wu-Chou Su, Jui-Hung Tsai, Wei-Pang Chung, Kai-Ling Jan, Han-Yu Chang and Ming-Liang LaiWei-Hsin Chiu, Wu-Chou Su, Jui-Hung Tsai, Wei-Pang Chung, Kai-Ling Jan, Han-Yu Chang and Ming-Liang Lai
  
  Objective: The decision to withdraw ventilator support for terminal patients is difficult for health professionals and patients’ surrogates. Some intensive care unit physicians attempt to discuss the issue with surrogates. This retrospective study aimed to explore current dilemmas of ventilator withdrawal. Methods: This is a retrospective review and analysis of medical records of terminal patients receiving ventilator support. The medical records of thirty-eight terminal patients who had received palliative care consultation for ventilator withdrawal at the National Cheng Kung University Hospital from August 2007 to January 2014 were reviewed retrospectively. Patients’ characteristics, including age, gender, diagnosis, withdrawal medications for symptom relief, and period from withdrawal to death, were analyzed. Results: Thirteen patients were withdrawn.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2161-105X.1000310

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