Palliative care interventions for adults in the emergency department: A review of components, delivery models, and outcomes.

Jonathan BayuoAnita Eseenam AgbekoEmmanuel Kwasi AcheampongHammoda Abu-OdahJephtah Davids

Published in: Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (2022)

PC implementation in the ED may potentially improve patient and family outcomes. More studies are needed, however, to standardize trigger or screening tools. More prospective studies are also needed to test PC interventions in the ED.

Keyphrases

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case control
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