Terminal lucidity in the teaching hospital setting

Chi Yeon Lim, Jae Yoon Park, Do Yeun Kim, Kyung Don Yoo, Hyo Jin Kim, Yunmi Kim, Sung Joon Shin

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Abstract

Terminal lucidity is an unpredictable end-of-life experience that has invaluable implications in preparation for death. We retrospectively evaluated terminal lucidity at a university teaching hospital. Of 338 deaths that occurred during the study period (187 in the ICU and 151 in general wards), terminal lucidity was identified in 6 cases in general wards. Periods of lucidity ranged from several hours to 4 days. After experiencing terminal lucidity, half of the patients died within a week, and the remainder died within 9 days. More attention should be directed toward understanding terminal lucidity to improve end-of-life care in a meaningful way.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)285-291
Number of pages7
JournalDeath Studies
Volume44
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 3 May 2020

Keywords

  • death
  • dying
  • end-of-life experiences
  • teaching hospital
  • terminal lucidity

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