The changing role of palliative care in the ICU. Critical Care Medicine, Nov 2014, Vol. 42(11), p.2418-28.
Aslakson, R.A., et al.
http://journals.lww.com/ccmjournal/Abstract/2014/11000/The_Changing_Role_of_Palliative_Care_in_the_ICU.13.aspx
Palliative care is an interprofessional specialty as well as an approach to care by all clinicians caring for patients with serious and complex illness. Unlike hospice, palliative care is based not on prognosis but on need and is an essential component of comprehensive care for critically ill patients from the time of ICU admission. In this clinically focused article, we review evidence of opportunities to improve palliative care for critically ill adults, summarize strategies for ICU palliative care improvement, and identify resources to support implementation.
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