TY  - JOUR
T1  - DEmands of an aging population for critical care and pulmonary services
AU  - Lynn J
Y1  - 2001/02/28
N1  - 10.1001/jama.285.8.1016
JO  - JAMA
SP  - 1016
EP  - 1018
VL  - 285
IS  - 8
N2  - 
First, medical care in the future care might not be provided in the same way as it is now. Aggressive care management and advance care planning might greatly reduce patient demand for critical care services in particular and for physician services in general. Especially among the very old, services might focus on comfort and care at home, which would rely predominantly on nurses with advanced training. If advance care planning and aggressive early intervention succeeded in eliminating even half of the 22% of days that patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) spend in the hospital 1 to 3 months before death,2 the workforce estimates might look very different.

SN  - 0098-7484
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.285.8.1016
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.285.8.1016
ER  -