Palliative Care Consultation in the ICU #253

Overview

Journal J Palliat Med

Specialty Critical Care

Date 2012 Jun 5

PMID 22656058

Citations 1

Authors

Margaret L Campbell

David E Weissman

Judy E Nelson

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Abstract

Specialist palliative care consultations, together with integration of palliative care principles into the care of all ICU patients, can improve the patient/family experience, reduce length of stay, improve ICU throughput without increasing mortality, and lower health care costs.

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