Sarah Clelland

Nov 1, 2024 | spcare.bmj.com | Lesley A Henson |Sarah Clelland |Greater Manchester |Lynsey Ayers

AbstractBackground The term ‘prolonged disorder of consciousness’ (PDOC) describes any disorder of consciousness that has continued for ≥4 weeks following sudden onset brain injury, and includes the subcategories of vegetative state and minimally conscious state (Royal College of Physicians. Prolonged disorders of consciousness following sudden onset brain injury: National clinical guidelines. RCP, 2020). The care of patients dying with PDOC is especially challenging.