Feeding Tubes and Health Costs Post Insertion In Nursing Home Residents With Advanced Dementia

CONTEXT: The best evidence suggests feeding tubes are ineffective in persons with advanced dementia. Little is known about their health care costs. OBJECTIVES: To estimate Medicare costs attributable to inpatient care among nursing home (NH) residents with advanced dementia during the year following...

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Main Authors: Hwang, Deborah, Teno, Joan M., Gozalo, Pedro, Mitchell, Susan
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2013
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3979516/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24112820
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2013.08.007
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