Pilot study of palliative care consultation in patients with advanced heart failure referred for cardiac transplantation

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 12-15

  Schwarz, Ernst R ^a   Baraghoush, Afshan ^a   Morrissey, Ryan P ^a   Shah, Ankit B ^a   Shinde, Arvind M ^a   Phan, Anita ^a   Bharadwaj, Parag ^a  

^a CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOBUTAMINE; MILRINONE;

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; CANCER STAGING; CARDIOLOGIST; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEART FAILURE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HOLISTIC CARE; HUMAN; MALE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN; PILOT STUDY; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SURVIVAL TIME; TERMINAL CARE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; PILOT PROJECTS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856299239     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: 15577740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2011.0256     Document Type: Review

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