Principio de autonomía en las demencias avanzadas: ¿queremos para los demás lo que no deseamos para nosotros?

Dying in hospital of terminal heart failure or severe dementia: the circumstances associated with death and the opinions of caregivers

“…In addition, 11.5% of patients had insufficient pain control. 22 In our series of patients dying in an acute hospital, the percentage of caregivers who perceived pain is very similar. However, perhaps surprisingly, a high percentage of caregivers perceived dyspnea, whether this was true dyspnea or breathing difficulties.…”

“…17 This contrasts with the normal practice of providing a large number of severe dementia patients with artificial nutrition and other life support measures. 22 In our study, all non-palliative treatment (treatment for dyslipidemia, osteoporosis, etc.) was withdrawn before death in two-thirds of dementia patients.…”