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Semin Respir Crit Care Med 2024; 45(06): 717-722
DOI: 10.1055/s-0044-1792110
Review Article

Ethical Issues and the Role of Palliative Care for Patients with Aspiration Pneumonia

Amanda Rosen
1   Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York
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Bradley Hayward
1   Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York
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Abstract

Aspiration pneumonia is a clinical entity with important ethical considerations. It is imperative for clinicians to understand these considerations to best provide counsel to patients and their families, allowing them to make fully informed decisions. Given that aspiration pneumonia is frequently associated with end of life, there are palliative medicine principles that may help in the treatment of this disease.

Keywords

palliative - aspiration pneumonia - ethics


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Article published online:
29 November 2024

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