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For polytraumatized patients

Early Surgery Tied to Increased Mortality in Polytraumatized

High mortality rates in patients with concomitant severe thoracic trauma and low initial Hb
A proposed rule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services would implement physicians' calls to pay for end-of-life counseling

CMS May Adopt Doctors’ Calls for End-of-Life Counseling

Two new codes would be established; would be used for conversations about care options
The most distinctive causes of death for each U.S. state have been mapped in a report published online May 14 in the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's  Preventing Chronic Disease.

Most Distinctive Causes of Death Mapped by U.S. State

Map depicts variety of causes, including 15,000 HIV deaths in Florida, 22 syphilis deaths in Louisiana
Researchers say they have identified eight specific physical signs that strongly indicate impending death in patients with advanced cancer. The findings have been reported online Feb. 9 in Cancer.

Eight Clinical Signs of Impending Death Identified

Findings in patients with advanced cancer could help families prepare, aid end-of-life care choices
For a growing number of Americans

Many Americans Suffering in Final Year of Life

Significant increase in symptoms, despite efforts to improve end-of-life care