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Ja to regularnie powtarzam, ale teraz ktoś to zebrał, policzył i opublikował: Global analysis finds widespread unnecessary end-of-life treatment June 29th, 2016 Clinical Practice The largest systematic review of the care of elderly patients hospitalised at the end of their life has found that more than a third received invasive and potentially harmful medical treatments. The review was led by researchers at the University of New South Wales in Australia. The analysis of 38 studies over two decades, based on data from 1.2m patients, bereaved relatives and clinicians in 10 countries including Australia, found the practice of doctors initiating excessive medical or surgical treatment on elderly patients in the last six months of their life continues in hospitals worldwide. The study has prompted researchers to call for better training for hospital doctors and more community education to reduce the demand for non-beneficial treatments at the end of life. Dr Magnolia Cardona-Morrell, who led the research at UNSW´s Simpson Centre for Health Services Research, said rapid advances in medical technology have fuelled unrealistic community expectations of the healing power of hospital doctors and their ability to ensure patients´ survival. "It is not unusual for family members to refuse to accept the fact that their loved one is naturally dying of old age and its associated co