In the patient's best interests? Dehydration in dying patients
Haas, F.
Professional Nurse 10(2): 82-87
1994
ISSN/ISBN: 0266-8130 PMID: 7800698 Document Number: 427215
1. Little is known about the physiological effects of dehydration in terminally ill patients. 2. Terminally ill patients in hospices are not usually given IV infusions. 3. Dying patients not given artificial hydration are less likely to need suction. 4. Hydrating dying patients may add to their distress.