Patient Outcomes After Palliative Care Consultation Among Patients Undergoing Therapeutic Hypothermia.

Priya PintoTartania BrownMichael KhilkinElizabeth J Chuang

Published in: The American journal of hospice & palliative care (2017)

Palliative care consultation was underutilized and utilized late in this cohort. Palliative consultation was associated with DNR orders but did not affect measures of utilization such as hospital and intensive care length of stay.

Keyphrases

palliative care
advanced cancer
patients undergoing
cardiac arrest
healthcare
brain injury
emergency department
adverse drug
acute care
electronic health record