TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Incorporating Palliative Care in the ICU A1 - Nadig, Nandita R. A1 - Ford, Dee W. A1 - Curtis, J. Randall A2 - Schmidt, Gregory A. A2 - Kress, John P. A2 - Douglas, Ivor S. PY - 2023 T2 - Hall, Schmidt and Wood’s Principles of Critical Care, 5th Edition AB - The patient and family are the focus of palliative care.Palliative care seeks to improve the quality of life of patients with life-threatening illness by relieving suffering.Palliative interventions can replace or complement care intended to extend life.Critical care clinicians must become skilled at providing primary palliative care and working with specialty palliative care providers.Two features characterize excellent ICU communication: a structured approach to family conferences and providing printed informational materials.In most countries, deaths in ICU are preceded by withdrawing or withholding some aspect of life-sustaining treatment.Conflict regarding goals of care between intensivists and patients (or surrogates) can be reduced by proactive communication and early involvement of interdisciplinary consultants. SN - PB - McGraw Hill CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/11/05 UR - accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1201799398 ER -