The hospice patients using their final days to make a lasting difference
01/23/24 at 04:00 AM
The hospice patients using their final days to make a lasting difference
Manchester Evening News, by Chris Gee; 1/21/24
Patients at a Greater Manchester hospice are leaving a ‘wonderful legacy’ by taking part in research which could make the final days and hours of life more comfortable. Bolton Hospice ... has played an important part in the CHELsea II trial, which is assessing whether giving patients in the last days of life fluids via a drip, also known as ‘clinically-assisted hydration’, is effective at preventing them from developing delirium, or ‘terminal agitation’.