The prevalence of patients affected by end-stage diseases or advanced cancer is increasing
due to an aging population and progression in medicine and public healthcare. The burden …

The acute medical unit is a busy environment, and nowhere else in the acute hospital may
the contrast between providing life-saving treatment and care for a dying patient be so …

There are many potential benefits of advancing palliative care in the emergency department
(ED) and the intensive care unit (ICU). Both settings involve high-stakes situations and …

Background: Since the medical specialty of palliative medicine was recognized in 1988, the
role of hospital specialist palliative care services has been developing, extending to patients …

With current medical advances, the human population continues to age. This presents
healthcare practitioners with the increasing complexity of providing care to elderly patients …

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 …

Traditionally, palliative care (PC) systems focused on the needs of advanced cancer
patients, but most patients needing PC have end-stage organ diseases. Similarly, PC …

Abstract Background The Emergency Department (ED) is not always the optimal place for
people with palliative care needs but is the most common route for treatment when urgent …

Furthermore, throughout the world, the palliative care approach needs to be extended to
patients with nonmalignant conditions who have comparable concerns to and, in some …

Most palliative care (PC) programs in the United States provide consultation services that
assist the primary medical team with issues ranging from controlling patients' symptoms to …