Letters
Living and dying with COPD
End of life trajectories across conditions
BMJ 2011; 342 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.d989 (Published 15 February 2011) Cite this as: BMJ 2011;342:d989
- Fliss E M Murtagh, clinical senior lecturer in palliative care1,
- Katie Vinen, consultant nephrologist2,
- Ken Farrington, consultant nephrologist3,
- Donal O’Donoghue, national clinical director for kidney care4
- 1King’s College London, Cicely Saunders Institute, London SE5 9PJ, UK
- 2King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London SE5 9RS, UK
- 3Stevenage Lister Hospital, Stevenage, Hertfordshire SG1 4AB, UK
- 4Department of Health (England), London, UK
- fliss.murtagh{at}kcl.ac.uk
The findings of Pinnock and colleagues’ study on the longitudinal perspectives of people with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have implications for other non-malignant conditions.1 Some of the findings echo strongly with the experience of people with advanced chronic kidney disease, …
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