End-of-life care in a pediatric intensive care unit: the impact of the development of a palliative care unit.
Sara Bobillo-PerezSusana SeguraMonica Girona-AlarconAida FelipeMonica BalaguerLluisa Hernandez-PlateroAnna Sole-RibaltaCarmina GuitartIolanda Jordan-GarcíaFrancisco Jose CambraPublished in: BMC palliative care (2020)
The main cause of life-support limitation was the unfavourable evolution of the underlying pathology. Families were involved in the decision-making process in a high percentage of the cases. The development of the Palliative Care Unit changed life-support limitation in our unit, with differences detected in the type of patient and in the strategy used. Increased confidence among intensivists when providing end-of-life care, and the availability of a Palliative Care Unit may contribute to improvements in the quality of end-of-life care.