Wednesday, October 11, 2006

end game



These Dutch researchers find that cachexia/dehydration (35%) is the most common final pathway in end stage dementia in the group surviving to total dependance. Cardiovascular ( 20.9%) and pulmonary complications (20.1%) were the next most common.

The natural endpoint of dementia: death from cachexia or dehydration following palliative care?

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