The term “supportive care” is preferable to “palliative care” for consults in the cardiothoracic intensive care unit

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 155, Issue 5, 2018, Pages 2030-2031

  Katz, Nevin M ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Foundation for the Advancement of Cardiothoracic Surgical Care   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EVENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLASSIFICATION; CONVALESCENCE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MORTALITY; NOMENCLATURE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; REHABILITATION; TIME FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CRITICAL CARE; HEALTH COMMUNICATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 85041563460     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: 1097685X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2017.12.117     Document Type: Editorial

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