Cuidados paliativos en personas con demencia severa: reflexiones y desafíos

Dementia is an important public health problem due to the complex challenges it poses during the progression of the disease and especially during its end-of-life stage. The aim of this article is to consider the issues that arise from the use of commonly administered therapies in patients with sever...

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Autores principales:	Slachevsky Ch,Andrea, Abusleme L,Mª Teresa, Arenas Massa,Ángela
Lenguaje:	Spanish / Castilian
Publicado:	Sociedad Médica de Santiago 2016
Materias:	Alzheimer disease Dementia Enteral nutrition Palliative medicine Terminal care
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language	Spanish / Castilian
topic	Alzheimer disease Dementia Enteral nutrition Palliative medicine Terminal care
spellingShingle	Alzheimer disease Dementia Enteral nutrition Palliative medicine Terminal care Slachevsky Ch,Andrea Abusleme L,Mª Teresa Arenas Massa,Ángela Cuidados paliativos en personas con demencia severa: reflexiones y desafíos
description	Dementia is an important public health problem due to the complex challenges it poses during the progression of the disease and especially during its end-of-life stage. The aim of this article is to consider the issues that arise from the use of commonly administered therapies in patients with severe dementia. Scenarios where excessive or futile therapeutic interventions might occur are discussed. The article concludes that it is advisable to analyze the clinical criteria and ethical considerations related to the administration of those treatments in order to develop and disseminate better practice guidelines for health professionals.
author	Slachevsky Ch,Andrea Abusleme L,Mª Teresa Arenas Massa,Ángela
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title	Cuidados paliativos en personas con demencia severa: reflexiones y desafíos
title_short	Cuidados paliativos en personas con demencia severa: reflexiones y desafíos
title_full	Cuidados paliativos en personas con demencia severa: reflexiones y desafíos
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title_full_unstemmed	Cuidados paliativos en personas con demencia severa: reflexiones y desafíos
title_sort	cuidados paliativos en personas con demencia severa: reflexiones y desafíos
publisher	Sociedad Médica de Santiago
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Cuidados paliativos en personas con demencia severa: reflexiones y desafíos

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