Tag: Death & Dying: Misc.
Minimal Benefit for Decision Aid About Prolonged Ventilation
Web-based decision aid does not improve prognostic concordance between surrogates and physicians
Radiographic Knee Osteoarthritis Tied to Increased Risk for Death
Risk higher for cardiovascular disease, diabetes, renal mortality; lower risk for cancer mortality
CDC: U.S. Life Expectancy Decreased From 2016 to 2017
Reports also show recent increases in drug overdose deaths and suicide mortality in United States
Online Tool Helps Patients With Advance Care Planning
Program combined with easy-to-read advance directive more effective than advance directive alone
Mortality Among Young People Declined From 1999 to 2015
Drops seen in SIDS, unintentional injury death, homicides
Sharp Drop in U.S. Life Expectancy Rankings by 2040
U.S. expected to fall from 43rd in 2016 to 64th by 2040, with an average life expectancy of 79.8
3/4 of Adult Day Services Centers Keep Advance Directives on Hand
Documentation of advance directives more common in Northeast, among small adult day services centers
Many Proxies Unaware of Centenarians’ Thoughts on Death
Proxies overestimate perception of end of life as threatening, underestimate longing for death
~3,000 Excess Deaths Estimated Due to Hurricane Maria
Reported death counts limited by physician lack of awareness of death certification process
Patient Distressed by Overturn of California End of Life Option Act
Patient with ALS describes assisted death as last element of control, while losing control over his body
