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Palliative care in the emergency department: A systematic literature qualitative review and thematic synthesis.

Esther CooperAnn HutchinsonZain SheikhPaul TaylorWill TownendMiriam J Johnson
Published in: Palliative medicine (2018)
In the included studies, provision of emergency palliative care is a necessary purpose of the emergency department. Failure to recognise this, gain the necessary skills or change to systems better suited to its delivery perpetuates poor implementation of palliative care in this environment.
Keyphrases
  • palliative care
  • emergency department
  • advanced cancer
  • systematic review
  • healthcare
  • primary care
  • public health
  • case control
  • drug induced