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Why did an elderly man, expected to die, have to suffer the
discomfort of a nasopharyngeal tube? Would not a little compassion and
attention to comfort have been in order at that stage of his life?
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20 March 2009
Anthony E J Fitchett
General Practitioner
Mornington Health Centre, 169 Eglinton Rd, Dunedin, New Zealand
Dying comfortably???
Why did an elderly man, expected to die, have to suffer the
discomfort of a nasopharyngeal tube? Would not a little compassion and
attention to comfort have been in order at that stage of his life?
Competing interests:
None declared
Competing interests: No competing interests