Palliative care in the ICU: Relief of pain, dyspnea, and thirst - A report from the IPAL-ICU Advisory Board

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 235-248

  Puntillo, Kathleen ^a   Nelson, Judith Eve ^b   Weissman, David ^c   Curtis, Randall ^d   Weiss, Stefanie ^b   Frontera, Jennifer ^e   Gabriel, Michelle ^f   Hays, Ross ^d   Lustbader, Dana ^g   Mosenthal, Anne ^h   Mulkerin, Colleen ⁱ   Ray, Daniel ^j   Bassett, Rick ^k   Boss, Renee ^l   Brasel, Karen ^c   Campbell, Margaret ^m  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^e LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^f VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System ^*  (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

ⁱ HARTFORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^j LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^k St Luke's Children's Hospital   (United States)

^l JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^m WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Author keywords

Dyspnea; Pain; Palliation; Thirst

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; DYSPNEA; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STANDARDS; THIRST; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

DYSPNEA; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; THIRST;

EID: 84893848434     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: 14321238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-013-3153-z     Document Type: Review

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