RT Book, Section
A1 Nadig, Nandita R.
A1 Ford, Dee W.
A1 Curtis, J. Randall
A2 Schmidt, Gregory A.
A2 Kress, John P.
A2 Douglas, Ivor S.
SR Print(0)
ID 1201799398
T1 Incorporating Palliative Care in the ICU
T2 Hall, Schmidt and Wood’s Principles of Critical Care, 5<sup>th</sup> Edition
YR 2023
FD 2023
PB McGraw Hill
PP New York, NY
SN 9781264264353
LK accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1201799398
RD 2023/12/07
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.