life-enhancing therapy

Clinical medicine Pt management–eg, use of antiretrovirals, narcotics for CA pain, or palliative surgery, intended to improve quality of life without an expectation that life will be significantly extended. See Life-extending therapy.

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The bus is used to take the children from the orphanage to essential and life-enhancing therapy sessions.

Sinead was so full of life ..it's hard to believe she dropped dead last Xmas Eve; EXCLUSIVE FAMILY'S PRIDE FOR CARING TEEN

To increase patient awareness of lifesaving and life-enhancing therapy options for cardiac arrhythmias and heart failure, the Guidant Foundation today announced that it has awarded $250,000 to the North American Society of Pacing and Electrophysiology (NASPE) to help fund the NASPE website development project.

Guidant Foundation Supports NASPE Website; Site Expansion to Feature Patient Information on Cardiac Arrhythmias