Purpose Providing high‐quality end‐of‐life care is a challenging area in intensive care
practice. The aim of the current study was to assess the practice of registered nurses (RNs) …

Objective: To understand perceptions of palliative care in acute care hospitals and identify
barriers to earlier use of palliative care in the illness trajectory. Methods: In Pennsylvania …

Initiatives to improve end-of-life care in intensive care units face several important barriers.
These include inflated expectations for critical care therapies, which are shared by many …

Research Objectives To assess the experiences, attitudes, barriers of ICU clinicians, and
suggested criteria for developing an ICU PCC trigger tool. Methods A taskforce was …

Increasing palliative care presence in the intensive care unit (ICU) improves symptom
management, increases goals-of-care discussion, and reduces unnecessary procedures in …

Over the last 2 decades, palliative care in the intensive care unit (ICU) has been recognized
as an approach which can mitigate physical, psycho-social and spiritual burden for patients …

Background We aimed to conduct a narrative review of available literature to understand the
use of palliative care in the trauma and surgical critical care setting. Methods PubMed …

The Oxford Specialist Handbooks series provides readers with clear, concise information on
all that is needed to successfully train in the medical sub-specialties. Each book gives an …

Palliative health care is offered to any patient experiencing a life limiting or life changing
illness. The palliative approach includes goals of care, expert symptom management, and …

Palliative care consultations for patients with life-threatening illnesses provide benefits for
the patients and their families as well as for the health care team. Patients have better quality …