Palliative care is an interdisciplinary care to optimize physical, psychosocial, and spiritual
symptoms of patients and their families whose quality of life is impaired by serious, life …

Background The timely integration of palliative care is important for patients suffering from
various advanced diseases with limited prognosis. While a German S-3-guideline on …

Importance Advance directive (AD) designation is an important component of advance care
planning (ACP) that helps align care with patient goals. However, it is underutilized in high …

Purpose Death is common in intensive care units, and integrating palliative care enhances
outcomes. Most research has been conducted in high-income countries. The aim is to …

From the inception of the intensive care unit (ICU), endof-life care has always been
delivered in this setting due to the high severity of illness of the patients. Approximately 50 …

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 …

Zusammenfassung Die Integration der Palliativmedizin ist ein wichtiger Bestandteil in der
medizinischen Behandlung von verschiedenen Erkrankungen im fortgeschrittenen Stadium …

The provision of palliative care in the intensive care unit (ICU) is increasing. While some
scholars have suggested the goals of palliative care to not be aligned with the ICU, some …

The transition from active, invasive interventions to comfort care for critical care patients is
often fraught with misunderstandings, conflict and moral distress. The most common issues …

Background Families who perceive themselves as prepared for an impending death
experience reduced psychological burden during bereavement. Understanding which …