Ethical issues in laryngology: Tracheal stenting as palliative care

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Authors

Aasif A. Kazi · Augusta University

W. Jeffrey Flowers · Georgia Regents Medical Center

Jeanna M. Barrett · Maine Hospice Council

Ashli K. O’Rourke · Medical University of South Carolina

Gregory N. Postma · Augusta University

Paul Weinberger · Augusta University

Abstract

Airway stenting can be a valid palliative care option, even for terminal patients receiving hospice care, when performed to relieve airway obstruction and improve quality of life. End-of-life ethics is an underdeveloped area of otolaryngology that should be explored.

Topics & Keywords

Tracheal and airway disorders Esophageal and GI Pathology Dysphagia Assessment and Management

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: The Laryngoscope

Volume 124, Issue 7, pp. 1663-1667

DOI: 10.1002/lary.24531

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