What is the incidence of patients with palliative care needs presenting to the Emergency Department? A critical review

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1197-1205

  Wong, Joanne ^a   Gott, Merryn ^a   Frey, Rosemary ^a   Jull, Andrew ^a  

^a THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

emergency service; hospital; incidence; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BREAST CANCER; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CHRONIC LIVER FAILURE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMENTIA; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; EMERGENCY WARD; END STAGE LIVER DISEASE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LUNG CANCER; MEDICARE; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; NON SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PARKINSON DISEASE; REVIEW; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLASSIFICATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; MALE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRENDS;

CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT STUDIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PALLIATIVE CARE;

EID: 84921806548     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: 1477030X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216314543318     Document Type: Review

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