Does hospice have a role in nursing home care at the end of life?
These results suggest that hospices identify needs for palliative care in a substantial proportion of nursing home residents who are referred to hospice, although nursing home residents may have fewer identifiable needs for care than do community-dwelling older people. However, the finding that nursing home residents' survival is shorter may be of concern to hospices that are considering partnerships with nursing homes. An increased emphasis on hospice care in nursing homes should be accompanied by targeted educational efforts to encourage early referral.
IAs occur more frequently at cerebral bifurcations that typically experience higher hemodynamic shear stress and stronger flow acceleration, conditions previously shown to promote aneurysm initiation in animals.