Journal of Advanced Nursing, 2018 74(7) p1639-1648
Kolb, Hildegard; Snowden, Austyn; Stevens, Elaine; Atherton, Iain
The identification of risk factors for the development of death
rattle would allow for targeted interventions. Two hundred consecutive medical records of
mainly cancer patients who died in a hospice inpatient setting between
2009-2011 were reviewed. Fifteen potential risk factors were
investigated. The authors conclude that dying patients with a requirement for a high dose of
Midazolam have an increased likelihood of developing death rattle.