A systematic review of proactive psychiatric consultation on hospital length of stay

MA Oldham, K Chahal, HB Lee - General hospital psychiatry, 2019 - Elsevier
Objective Roughly half of general hospital patients may have a psychiatric issue that impacts
care, yet most of these are not recognized during hospital admission. Proactive mental …

Early palliative care consultation in the medical ICU: a cluster randomized crossover trial

J Ma, S Chi, B Buettner, K Pollard, M Muir… - Critical care …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: To assess the impact of early triggered palliative care consultation on the
outcomes of high-risk ICU patients. Design: Single-center cluster randomized crossover trial …

Selecting and evaluating decision-making strategies in the intensive care unit: A systematic review

MC Kerckhoffs, M Kant, JJM van Delden, L Hooft… - Journal of critical …, 2019 - Elsevier
Purpose Many patients in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) die after a decision to withhold or
withdraw treatment. To ensure that for each patient the appropriate decision is taken, a …

Assessing the impact of service level when customer needs are uncertain: An empirical investigation of hospital step-down units

CW Chan, LV Green, S Lekwijit, L Lu… - Management …, 2019 - pubsonline.informs.org
Many service systems have servers with different capabilities and customers with varying
needs. One common way this occurs is when servers are hierarchical in their skills or in the …

A prospective observational study of prevalence and outcomes of patients with Gold Standard Framework criteria in a tertiary regional Australian Hospital

S Milnes, NR Orford, L Berkeley… - BMJ Supportive & …, 2019 - spcare.bmj.com
Objectives Report the use of an objective tool, UK Gold Standards Framework (GSF) criteria,
to describe the prevalence, recognition and outcomes of patients with palliative care needs …

Effect of communication skills training on outcomes in critically ill patients with life-limiting illness referred for intensive care management: a before-and-after study

NR Orford, S Milnes, N Simpson, G Keely… - BMJ supportive & …, 2019 - spcare.bmj.com
Objectives To describe the effect of a communication skills training programme on patient-
centred goals of care documentation and clinical outcomes in critically ill patients with life …

Will your patient benefit from palliative care? A multicenter exploratory survey about the acceptance of trigger factors for palliative care consultations among ICU …

K Adler, D Schlieper, D Kindgen-Milles, S Meier… - Intensive care …, 2019 - Springer
Dear Editor, We read with great interest the publication by Mathews and Nelson about the
predicted value of palliative care in the intensive care unit (ICU) of 2050 [1]. The authors …

Missed opportunities: integrating palliative care into the emergency department for older adults presenting as level I triage priority from long-term care facilities

AS Mogul, DM Cline, J Gabbard, C Bryant - The Journal of emergency …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Early integration of palliative care from the emergency department (ED) is an
underutilized care modality with potential benefits, but few studies have identified who is …

Implications of pediatric palliative consultation for intensive care unit stay

ZM Rossfeld, R Miller, D Tumin, JD Tobias… - Journal of palliative …, 2019 - liebertpub.com
Background: The impact of specialty pediatric palliative care (PPC) on intensive care unit
(ICU) length of stay for children is unclear. Objective: To estimate the impact of PPC …

Palliative care consultation in cardiogenic shock requiring short-term mechanical circulatory support: a retrospective cohort study

S Nakagawa, AR Garan, K Takeda… - Journal of Palliative …, 2019 - liebertpub.com
Background: Little is known about palliative care consultation (PCC) for patients with
cardiogenic shock requiring short-term mechanical circulatory support (STMCS). Objective …