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Initiation of Palliative Care Referral from the Intensive Care Unit for Advanced Stage Metastatic Cancer Patients: A Quality Improvement Process from a Tertiary Referral Cancer Institute from South India.

Kalpana BalakrishnaThendral RamasamyMeenakshi V Venketeswaran
Published in: Indian journal of palliative care (2023)
Structured QI process and introducing the PC trigger tool led to the outcome of 50% PC referral for critically ill patients in ICU.
Keyphrases
  • papillary thyroid
  • palliative care
  • primary care
  • squamous cell carcinoma
  • small cell lung cancer
  • intensive care unit
  • advanced cancer
  • mechanical ventilation
  • young adults