Initiating palliative care in the emergency department

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 803-810

  DeVader, Travis E ^a   Albrecht, Robert ^a   Reiter, Mark ^a  

^a ST LUKE S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

emergency department; end of life care; EPEC EM; hospice; palliative care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CAREGIVER; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONFERENCE PAPER; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; EMERGENCY WARD; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; LIVING WILL; NURSING HOME; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT CARE PLANNING;

EID: 84869082160     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2010.11.035     Document Type: Conference Paper

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