Indicates if there is any evidence that the participant's/ subject's care was restricted to "Comfort Measures Only". Commonly referred to as "palliative care" in the medical community and "comfort care" by the general public. Palliative care includes attention to the psychological and spiritual needs of the patient and support for the dying patient and the patient's family.
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Qualified
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Value List
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Yes
Yes
Yes
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No
No
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Unknown
Unknown
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Comfort care indicator
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Definition:
Indicates if there is any evidence that the participant's/ subject's care was restricted to "Comfort Measures Only". Commonly referred to as "palliative care" in the medical community and "comfort care" by the general public. Palliative care includes attention to the psychological and spiritual needs of the patient and support for the dying patient and the patient's family.
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Get With The Guidelines (GWTG) Stroke Patient Management Tool Coding Instructions (Updated on 11/4/2009); Paul Coverdell National Acute Stroke Registry