Early Versus Usual Palliative Care Consultation in the Intensive Care Unit.

Scott A HelgesonRebecca C BurnsideMaisha T RobinsonRachel C MackColleen T BallPramod K GuruJohn E Moss

Published in: The American journal of hospice & palliative care (2022)

Early Palliative Medicine consultation within 24 hours of MICU admission showed significant benefits to patients by improving satisfaction and decreasing length of stay. This study provides evidence that Palliative Medicine involvement earlier in the course of severe disease is important. Further studies in other types of intensive care units (neurological and Cardiovascular) are necessary to determine their impact.

Keyphrases

palliative care
advanced cancer
intensive care unit
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
early onset
blood brain barrier