Palliative ventilatory support: use of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in terminal respiratory insufficiency.
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St Luke's Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI 53215.
D000368:Aged; D001293:Attitude to Death; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010166:Palliative Care; D018579:Patient Selection; D011175:Positive-Pressure Respiration / Q000379:methods; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D013727:Terminal Care; D028761:Withholding Treatment