Background: Patients with cancer and palliative care needs frequently use the emergency
department (ED). ED-based palliative services may extend the reach of palliative care for …

… palliative care (PC) in the emergency department (ED), but relatively little is known about the
efficacy of ED-based PC interventions… ED-based PC interventions affect patient outcomes or …

… This systematic review compares triggers for palliative care consults found in 20 studies of
patients in the emergency department and inpatient settings. Commonalities regarding how …

… emergency department (ED) visits are an indicator of poor quality of cancer care. Coordination
of care through the use of palliative … whether palliative care interventions implemented in …

… palliative care scenario was designed and implemented in the simulation program at an urban
academic emergency department (… Best practices in palliative care were highlighted along …

… some of the cornerstones of palliative care. Some additional benefits from early palliative
care interventions in the ED include resource management, improved satisfaction for patients …

Background Existing evidence suggest the emergence of palliative care (PC) services in the
emergency department (ED). To gain insight into the nature of these services and provide …

… Emergency department–initiated palliative care … intervention arm, the palliative care team
was consulted within a few hours. Intervention participants received a comprehensive palliative …

… Studies were included if they provided original data evaluating any type of PC intervention
or … We considered any type of PC intervention that was described as such by the authors and …

… and key words representing the concepts “emergency department” and “palliative care”.
Works specifically related to “palliative radiation” OR “palliative chemotherapy” were excluded. …