Palliative Ventilator Withdrawal Practices in an Inpatient Hospice Unit.

Ramandeep KaurElizabeth HarmonAugustin JosephNyembezi L DhliwayoNeha KramerElaine Chen

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

This study describes the PVW practices in an IPU setting where a multidisciplinary team was present during PVW for most of the cases and two-third of the patients undergoing PVW experienced respiratory distress immediately after PVW.

Keyphrases

palliative care
patients undergoing
primary care
advanced cancer
healthcare
quality improvement
mental health
acute respiratory distress syndrome
mechanical ventilation
intensive care unit
respiratory tract
acute care
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation