Enquiry into Practice: Management of Terminal Catastrophic Intracranial Haemorrhage in Palliative Care.

The management of terminal catastrophic haemorrhage is a rare clinical palliative emergency for which the management is based largely on anecdotal and experiential guidelines, with no high grade evidence but rather robust contention and controversy. Whilst often rapid and deadly, inevitably dramatic...

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Main Author: Anna Smith
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Exeley Inc. 2015-10-01
Series:Australasian Journal of Neuroscience
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Online Access:https://www.exeley.com/exeley/journals/australasian_journal_of_neuroscience/25/2/pdf/10.21307_ajon-2017-116.pdf
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spelling doaj-d43ae8ccc26d440da0c509668d59e0b32020-11-25T00:54:45ZengExeley Inc.Australasian Journal of Neuroscience1032-335X2208-67812015-10-0125210.21307/ajon-2017-116Enquiry into Practice: Management of Terminal Catastrophic Intracranial Haemorrhage in Palliative Care.Anna Smith0RN, Statewide Progressive Neurological Disease Service, Calvary Health Care, Bethlehem, Victoria.The management of terminal catastrophic haemorrhage is a rare clinical palliative emergency for which the management is based largely on anecdotal and experiential guidelines, with no high grade evidence but rather robust contention and controversy. Whilst often rapid and deadly, inevitably dramatic and devastating for the treating health professionals and family, the key management areas include risk identification, supportive practices, the use of sedative medication and the ethical issues faced in the management of terminal haemorrhage.https://www.exeley.com/exeley/journals/australasian_journal_of_neuroscience/25/2/pdf/10.21307_ajon-2017-116.pdfTerminal catastrophic bleedfatal intracranial haemorrhagepalliative care emergencycrisis medicationssupportive measures.
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Enquiry into Practice: Management of Terminal Catastrophic Intracranial Haemorrhage in Palliative Care.
Australasian Journal of Neuroscience
Terminal catastrophic bleed
fatal intracranial haemorrhage
palliative care emergency
crisis medications
supportive measures.
author_facet Anna Smith
author_sort Anna Smith
title Enquiry into Practice: Management of Terminal Catastrophic Intracranial Haemorrhage in Palliative Care.
title_short Enquiry into Practice: Management of Terminal Catastrophic Intracranial Haemorrhage in Palliative Care.
title_full Enquiry into Practice: Management of Terminal Catastrophic Intracranial Haemorrhage in Palliative Care.
title_fullStr Enquiry into Practice: Management of Terminal Catastrophic Intracranial Haemorrhage in Palliative Care.
title_full_unstemmed Enquiry into Practice: Management of Terminal Catastrophic Intracranial Haemorrhage in Palliative Care.
title_sort enquiry into practice: management of terminal catastrophic intracranial haemorrhage in palliative care.
publisher Exeley Inc.
series Australasian Journal of Neuroscience
issn 1032-335X
2208-6781
publishDate 2015-10-01
description The management of terminal catastrophic haemorrhage is a rare clinical palliative emergency for which the management is based largely on anecdotal and experiential guidelines, with no high grade evidence but rather robust contention and controversy. Whilst often rapid and deadly, inevitably dramatic and devastating for the treating health professionals and family, the key management areas include risk identification, supportive practices, the use of sedative medication and the ethical issues faced in the management of terminal haemorrhage.
topic Terminal catastrophic bleed
fatal intracranial haemorrhage
palliative care emergency
crisis medications
supportive measures.
url https://www.exeley.com/exeley/journals/australasian_journal_of_neuroscience/25/2/pdf/10.21307_ajon-2017-116.pdf
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