Palliative care for pediatric intensive care patients and fa... : Current Opinion in Pediatrics
Palliative care for pediatric intensive care patients and families : Current Opinion in Pediatrics …

Objective: This review highlights benefits that patients, families and clinicians can expect to
realize when palliative care is intentionally incorporated into the PICU. Data Sources: We …

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 …

With the emergence of a more formalized field of pediatric palliative care (PPC), it is
important for individuals and organizations involved in PPC to gather input from patients with …

Over the past several years, pediatric critical care units increasingly count on the expert
advisement of palliative care specialists. Given the limited availability of pediatric palliative …

Pediatric palliative care provides physical and psychosocial care to children with life-limiting
illnesses and their families. Services are provided by physicians, nurses, volunteers, and …

This article reviews the state and practice of pediatric palliative care (PC) within the pediatric
intensive care unit (PICU) with specific consideration of quality issues. This includes defining …

Given the limited number of pediatric-specific palliative care programs, palliative care
providers of all disciplines may be called on to care for infants, children, and adolescents …

Most childhood deaths within the hospital, whether anticipated or unexpected, occur in
areas primarily designed for providing acute, life-saving caredthe emergency department …

The 2013 American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Policy Statement “Pediatric Palliative Care
and Hospice Care: Commitments, Guidelines, and Recommendations” urges broader …