Performance of Consultative Palliative Care Model in Achieving Quality Metrics in the ICU

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 873-877

  Wysham, Nicholas G ^a,b,c   Hochman, Michael J ^a   Wolf, Steven P ^a   Cox, Christopher E ^a,b   Kamal, Arif H ^a,d,e  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Department of Medicine   (United States)

^c DUKE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d Division of Medical Oncology   (United States)

^e DUKE CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

critical care; end of life care; health services research; Palliative care; quality

Indexed keywords

AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSULTATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LIVING WILL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASM; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PAIN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; SPIRITUAL CARE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INTENSIVE CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; REGISTER; SPECIALIZATION; TERMINAL CARE;

AGED; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; CRITICAL CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REGISTRIES; SPECIALIZATION; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 85002597184     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: 18736513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2016.05.026     Document Type: Conference Paper

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