Palliative Care for Patients on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for COVID-19 Infection.
Anirudh RaoAkram M ZaaqoqIn Guk KangErin M VaughanJose FloresVictor J Avila-QuinteroMuhtadi H AlnababtehAnne M KelemenHunter GroningerPublished in: The American journal of hospice & palliative care (2021)
Here, we present one of the first studies describing the patient characteristics, outcomes, and palliative care actions for critically ill patients with COVID-19 on ECMO. Almost half of the patients in this cohort died during their hospitalization. Given the high morbidity and mortality of this condition, we recommend involvement of palliative care for patients/families with COVID-19 infection who are on ECMO. The impact of palliative care on patient and family outcomes, such as symptom control, satisfaction with communication, rates of anxiety, and grief experience merits further investigation.
Keyphrases
- palliative care
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- advanced cancer
- prognostic factors
- type diabetes
- case report
- intensive care unit
- metabolic syndrome
- physical activity
- patient reported outcomes
- insulin resistance
- respiratory failure
- skeletal muscle
- patient reported