Zhenshao Zhong

Dying with lung cancer or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Insights from SUPPORT

CONTEXT: Many are calling for patients with advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) to receive hospice care, but the traditional hospice model may be insufficient.

Dying with cancer: patients' function, symptoms, and care preferences as death approaches.

OBJECTIVE: To characterize the dying experience of patients with cancer over the last 6 months of life.

The Effects of Patient Race on Outcomes in Seriously Ill Patients in SUPPORT: An Overview of Economic Impact, Medical Intervention, and End-Of-Life Decisions

BACKGROUND: Black Americans have significantly lower life expectancy than white Americans. Racial differences in medical access, management, and DNR orders have been documented.

Elderly persons' last six months of life: findings from the Hospitalized Elderly Longitudinal Project.

BACKGROUND: Few studies describe the end of life in very old people.

Dying with end stage liver disease with cirrhosis: Insights from SUPPORT

OBJECTIVES: To understand patterns of care and end‐of‐life preferences for patients dying with end stage liver disease with cirrhosis (ESLDC).

The Effect of Nutritional Supplementation on Survival in Seriously Ill Hospitalized Adults: An Evaluation of the SUPPORT Data

BACKGROUND: Enteral tube and parenteral hyperalimentation are widely used nutritional support systems. Few studies examine the relation between nutritional support and patient outcomes in seriously ill hospitalized adults.

Dying with Acute Respiratory Failure or Multiple Organ System Failure with Sepsis

BACKGROUND: The dying experience of patients with acute respiratory failure (ARF) or multiple organ system failure with sepsis (MOSF) has not been described.

Blood Transfusion Administration in Seriously Ill Patients: An Evaluation of SUPPORT Data

BACKGROUND: Administration of blood transfusion in seriously ill patients is highly variable. Limited data are available to guide transfusion decisions.