Prolonged life and increased symptoms vs prolonged dying and increased comfort after antibiotic treatment in patients with dementia and pneumonia.

摘要

Givens et al assessed associations of antibiotics with 2 important outcomes, survival and comfort, in patients with advanced dementia and pneumonia. Attention to end-of-life care in patients with dementia is important and such prospective studies are highly needed, but these results may be open to other interpretations.