Referral criteria to palliative care for patients with respiratory disease: a systematic review.

Jennifer A M PhilipAnna CollinsNatasha SmallwoodYuchieh Kathryn ChangLi MoIan A YangTamera CorteChristine F McDonaldDavid Hui

Published in: The European respiratory journal (2021)

Clinicians consider referral to specialist palliative care for a wide range of disease- and needs-based criteria. Our findings highlight the need to standardise palliative care access by developing consensus referral criteria for patients with advanced nonmalignant respiratory illnesses.

Keyphrases

palliative care
advanced cancer
primary care
clinical practice
respiratory tract