Palliative Care Needs Assessment in the Neuro-ICU: Effect on Family.
Claire J CreutzfeldtMarina G HannaC Sherry CheeverAbhijit V LeleCharles SpiekermanRuth A EngelbergJ Randall CurtisPublished in: Neurocritical care (2018)
Among families of patients discharged from the neuro-ICU, the daily use of a palliative care needs checklist had no measurable effect on family satisfaction scores or long-term psychological outcomes. Further research is needed to identify optimal interventions to meet the palliative care needs specific to family members of patients treated in the neuro-ICU.