Using technology to create a more humanistic approach to integrating palliative care into the intensive care unit C

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 193, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 242-250

  Cox, Christopher E ^a,b   Randall Curtis, J ^c  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical illness; Palliative care; Patient centeredness; Patient reported outcomes

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DISTRESS SYNDROME; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HUMANISM; INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT RISK; PATIENT-REPORTED OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SCREENING; TERMINAL CARE; ALGORITHM; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; MANPOWER; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

ALGORITHMS; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; HEALTH MANPOWER; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PROGNOSIS; TRIAGE;

EID: 84973891554     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201508-1628CP     Document Type: Review

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