title: A practice-based survey of patients dying in hospital: can we do more to support end-of-life care at home?
abstract: An analysis of patients dying in hospital was carried out in a practice. The research showed that patients with non-malignant disease are overrepresented. Despite good district nurse support, identifying those likely to die and predicting death is more difficult than with cancer. There is a high rate of admission from nursing homes, and a reluctance by patients and relatives to discuss likely death is mirrored by uncertainty among clinicians.
authors.forename: Edin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lakasing
authors.forename: Sadhana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kulkarni
authors.forename: Carly
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sparkes
authors.forename: Radhika
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ravichander
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001293:Attitude to Death; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000401:mortality*; D005260:Female; D006701:Home Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006707:Homes for the Aged / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007326:Institutionalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality*; D009735:Nursing Homes / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006113:United Kingdom