Vnitr Lek 2014, 60(Suppl 2):75-79

Palliative medicine and the "good death"

Ondřej Sláma
Klinika komplexní onkologické péče LF MU a MOÚ Brno, přednosta prof. MUDr. Rostislav Vyzula, CSc.

Palliative care can improve the quality of life in terminally ill patients and allow them to achieve a "good death". Active assessment and proactive interventions on all levels of patient's suffering is of major importance. The articel proposes a theoretical model of the "good death" and brings practical recommendations for the implementation of palliative care into routine clinical practice.

Keywords: good death; palliative medicine; quality of life; terminal phase

Received: September 21, 2014; Accepted: October 1, 2014; Published: April 1, 2014  Show citation

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