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The following quality indicators based on items collected by the ELQ in the SRPC database were analysed: documented decision by the responsible physician to shift treatment/care to end-of-life care; pressure ulcers at death; assessment of oral health during the last week of life; someone present at the moment of death; information to next of kin about transition to end-of-life care; offer of a follow-up talk to next of kin after death of the patient; fluids via enteral tube or intravenously during the last 24 hours of life; assessment of pain and other symptoms during the last week of life; prescriptions of PRN drugs against pain, anxiety and nausea; and consultation of a specialised palliative care team during the last week of life.
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