RT Book, Section
A1 Kasper, Dennis L.
A1 Fauci, Anthony S.
A1 Hauser, Stephen L.
A1 Longo, Dan L.
A1 Jameson, J. Larry
A1 Loscalzo, Joseph
SR Print(0)
ID 1128781876
T1 Palliative and End-of-Life Care
T2 Harrison's Manual of Medicine, 19e
YR 2016
FD 2016
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071828529
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1128781876
RD 2024/04/19
AB In  2014,  2,596,993  people  died  in  the  United  States;  death  rates  are  declining.  Nearly  three-fourth  of  all  deaths  occur  in  people  >65  years  old.  Heart  disease  and  cancer  are  the  two  leading  causes  of  death  and  together  account  for  nearly  half  of  all  deaths.  About  70%  of  deaths  occur  in  people  who  have  a  condition  that  is  known  to  be  leading  to  their  death;  thus,  planning  for  terminal  care  is  relevant  and  important.  An  increasing  fraction  of  deaths  are  occurring  in  hospices  or  at  home  rather  than  in  the  hospital.