The end-of-life hospital setting in patients with glioblastoma

• Published in: Journal of palliative medicine Vol. 11; no. 1; p. 26
• Main Authors: Oberndorfer, Stefan, Lindeck-Pozza, Elisabeth, Lahrmann, Heinz, Struhal, Walter, Hitzenberger, Peter, Grisold, Wolfgang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.01.2008
• Subjects: Aged; Austria - epidemiology; Female; Glioblastoma - drug therapy; Glioblastoma - physiopathology; Glioblastoma - radiotherapy; Hospitals; Humans; Inpatients; Male; Medical Audit; Middle Aged; Palliative Care; Retrospective Studies; Terminal Care - methods; Terminally Ill; Austria

Despite aggressive treatment, outcome of patients with glioblastoma is poor. Several distinct clinical problems arise in the terminal stage of this disease. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the end-of-life phase in a hospital setting in patients with glioblastoma. Twenty-nine consecutive pa...