Background Significant barriers can block the provision of palliative care at the end of life in
the intensive care unit (ICU). However, the relationship between perceptions of ICU quality …

We summarize the key interventions and general findings from a 3-yr project titled,“Merging
Palliative and Critical Care Cultures in the Medical Intensive Care Unit.” This multifaceted …

Palliative care has become a crucial component of providing high-quality care to critically ill
patients in the early 21st century. While efforts to assess the delivery of palliative care in …

Palliative care is interdisciplinary care that addresses suffering and improves the quality of
care for patients and families when patients are facing a life-threatening illness. Palliative …

Currently, the most contemporary definition of palliative care involves the following three
components:(1) aggressive, expert-based symptom management,(2) psychosocial support …

This is a review of the role of palliative care with intensive care patients. End-of-life care
challenges are explored such as identifying patients at the end of life on ICU and involving …

The disciplines of critical care and palliative care may initially seem to be polar opposites,
yet they share fundamental features. Both focus on the sickest patients in the healthcare …

Many patients admitted to intensive care units (ICUs) are at high risk of dying. We
hypothesize that focused training sessions for ICU providers by palliative care (PC) certified …

Despite evidence regarding the value of palliative care, there remains a translation-to-
practice gap in the intensive care setting. The purpose of this article is to describe …

Palliative care (PC) and end-of-life (EOL) care are gaining importance in the management of
critically ill patients in the ICU. Residents form a significant work force in the ICU and most …