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What A Difference A Disaster Makes: The Telehealth Revolution In The Age Of Covid-19 Pandemic, Jr Maese, D Seminara, Z Shah, A Szerszen Jan 2020

What A Difference A Disaster Makes: The Telehealth Revolution In The Age Of Covid-19 Pandemic, Jr Maese, D Seminara, Z Shah, A Szerszen

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Integrating Palliative Care Into The Care Of Neurocritically Ill Patients: A Report From The Improving Palliative Care In The Icu Project Advisory Board And The Center To Advance Palliative Care, J. A. Frontera, J. R. Curtis, J. E. Nelson, M. Campbell, M. Gabriel, A. C. Mosenthal, D. R. Lustbader, K. J. Brasel, S. P. Weiss, D. E. Weissman, +5 Additional Authors Jan 2015

Integrating Palliative Care Into The Care Of Neurocritically Ill Patients: A Report From The Improving Palliative Care In The Icu Project Advisory Board And The Center To Advance Palliative Care, J. A. Frontera, J. R. Curtis, J. E. Nelson, M. Campbell, M. Gabriel, A. C. Mosenthal, D. R. Lustbader, K. J. Brasel, S. P. Weiss, D. E. Weissman, +5 Additional Authors

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OBJECTIVES: To describe unique features of neurocritical illness that are relevant to provision of high-quality palliative care; to discuss key prognostic aids and their limitations for neurocritical illnesses; to review challenges and strategies for establishing realistic goals of care for patients in the neuro-ICU; and to describe elements of best practice concerning symptom management, limitation of life support, and organ donation for the neurocritically ill. DATA SOURCES: A search of PubMed and MEDLINE was conducted from inception through January 2015 for all English-language articles using the term "palliative care," "supportive care," "end-of-life care," "withdrawal of life-sustaining therapy," "limitation of life …


Integration Of Palliative Care In The Context Of Rapid Response A Report From The Improving Palliative Care In The Icu Advisory Board, J. E. Nelson, K. S. Mathews, D. E. Weissman, K. J. Brasel, M. Campbell, J. R. Curtis, J. A. Frontera, M. Gabriel, R. M. Hays, D. R. Lustbader, +7 Additional Authors Jan 2015

Integration Of Palliative Care In The Context Of Rapid Response A Report From The Improving Palliative Care In The Icu Advisory Board, J. E. Nelson, K. S. Mathews, D. E. Weissman, K. J. Brasel, M. Campbell, J. R. Curtis, J. A. Frontera, M. Gabriel, R. M. Hays, D. R. Lustbader, +7 Additional Authors

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Rapid response teams (RRTs) can effectively foster discussions about appropriate goals of care and address other emergent palliative care needs of patients and families facing life-threatening illness on hospital wards. In this article, The Improving Palliative Care in the ICU (IPAL-ICU) Project brings together interdisciplinary expertise and existing data to address the following: special challenges for providing palliative care in the rapid response setting, knowledge and skills needed by RRTs for delivery of high-quality palliative care, and strategies for improving the integration of palliative care with rapid response critical care. We discuss key components of communication with patients, families, and …


Integrating Palliative Care Into The Picu: A Report From The Improving Palliative Care In The Icu Advisory Board, R. Boss, J. Nelson, D. Weissman, M. Campbell, R. Curtis, J. Frontera, M. Gabriel, D. Lustbader, A. Mosenthal, R. Hays, +5 Additional Authors Jan 2014

Integrating Palliative Care Into The Picu: A Report From The Improving Palliative Care In The Icu Advisory Board, R. Boss, J. Nelson, D. Weissman, M. Campbell, R. Curtis, J. Frontera, M. Gabriel, D. Lustbader, A. Mosenthal, R. Hays, +5 Additional Authors

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Objective: This review highlights benefits that patients, families and clinicians can expect to realize when palliative care is intentionally incorporated into the PICU. Data Sources: We searched the MEDLINE database from inception to January 2014 for English-language articles using the terms "palliative care" or "end of life care" or "supportive care" and "pediatric intensive care." We also hand-searched reference lists and author files and relevant tools on the Center to Advance Palliative Care website. Study Selection: Two authors (physicians with experience in pediatric intensive care and palliative care) made final selections. Data Extraction: We critically reviewed the existing data and …