Practice Analysis of Care, Paraclinical Exams and Treatments Received by Geriatric Patients Both During the Last Week and the Last 24 Hours of Their Lives.
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Observational Study
End-of-life Care
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
No Study Drug
Researchers observe your health over time — no experimental treatment is given.
At a Glance
- Age
- 75 and older
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Observational
- Participants needed
- 100 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne · Other
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About This Trial
End-of-life care is a core topic for geriatricians. One of the key aspects of end-of-life management is deciding when to discontinue active care measures (for example blood pressure monitoring, blood tests and X-rays) in favor of exclusive comfort care. In this retrospective observational study, the investigators looked at the care measures, treatments and paraclinical exams received by geriatric …
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* All patients over 75 years old who died in a geriatric short-stay department at Saint-Etienne University Hospital.
Exclusion Criteria:
\- Patients under 75 years old
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