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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.
Sponsor: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne
Summary
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 patients both one week and 24 hours before their death.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
75 Years - Any
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
100
Start Date
2024-03-01
Completion Date
2025-12-31
Last Updated
2025-03-18
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Collecting data from the medical record
Patient's socio-demographic data (age, gender, residence), comorbidities, cause of death, date and frequency of care measures/treatments/paraclinical exams received before their death.
Locations (1)
CHU Saint-Etienne
Saint-Etienne, France