Goals of care changes after acute ischaemic stroke: decision frequency and predictors.

Raphaela HausammannErrikos MasliasMichael AmiguetRalf J JoxGian Domenico BorasioPatrik Michel

Published in: BMJ supportive & palliative care (2022)

Over three-quarters of AIS patients with CGC died in hospital, but less than a third received a palliative care consultation. The identified clinical and radiological predictors of a CGC may allow physicians to initiate timely the decision-making process for a possible CGC.

Keyphrases

palliative care
decision making
advanced cancer
healthcare
primary care
emergency department
global health
acute care
quality improvement
pain management
electronic health record
drug induced