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Variations in Vital Signs in the Last Days of Life in Patients With Advanced Cancer  Sebastian Bruera, Gary Chisholm, MS, Renata Dos Santos, MD, Camila.

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1 Variations in Vital Signs in the Last Days of Life in Patients With Advanced Cancer 
Sebastian Bruera, Gary Chisholm, MS, Renata Dos Santos, MD, Camila Crovador, RN, Eduardo Bruera, MD, David Hui, MD, MSc  Journal of Pain and Symptom Management  Volume 48, Issue 4, Pages (October 2014) DOI: /j.jpainsymman Copyright © 2014 American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine Terms and Conditions

2 Fig. 1 Changes in vital signs in the final two weeks of life. P (Segment 1) represents the significance of change of vital signs in the final two weeks of life; P (Segment 2) represents the significance of change of vital signs in the final three days of life. a) Systolic blood pressure: a significant decrease is seen in both Segments 1 and 2. b) Diastolic blood pressure: a significant decrease is seen in both Segments 1 and 2. c) Heart rate: a significant increase is seen in Segment 1 but not 2. d) Respiratory rate: a significant change is seen in Segment 1 but not 2. e) Oxygen saturation: a significant decrease is seen in both Segments 1 and 2. f) Temperature: a significant increase is seen in both Segments 1 and 2. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management  , DOI: ( /j.jpainsymman ) Copyright © 2014 American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine Terms and Conditions

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