Palliative care (PC) is an integral component of optimal critical care (CC) practice for
pediatric patients facing life-threatening illness. PC acts as an additional resource for …

Objective To identify findings in the scientific literature relevant to the strategic lines
proposed by the Humanising Intensive Care Project in the context of paediatric intensive …

Background: Although the culture in burns/critical care units is gradually evolving to support
the delivery of palliative/end of life care, how clinicians experience the end of life phase in …

Illness dynamics and patterns of recovery may be essential features in understanding the
critical illness course. We propose a method to characterize individual illness dynamics in …

Background Up to 80% of pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) patients experience new
morbidities upon discharge. Patients and families rely on clear communication to prepare for …

Objetivo: Desvelar a vivência de familiares após notícia da adoção de cuidados paliativos
para a criança. Método: Pesquisa fenomenológica na perspectiva de Heidegger …

Background: Pediatric palliative care (PPC) can improve the quality of care provided to
critically ill children with a high risk of morbidity and mortality. Early identification of patients …

One of the most difficult aspects of pediatric nursing is coping with the death of a child. For
nurses working in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU), end-of-life care (EOLC) and …

The purposes of this review are to describe differences between palliative care for adult
patients and palliative care for pediatric patients, both generally and in the intensive care …

Objective: To reveal the experience of family members after learning their child would adopt
palliative care. Method: Phenomenological research on Heidegger's perspective. The …