Making the Case for Palliative Care in Critical Care.
Crit Care Nurs Clin North Am
; 27(3): 289-95, 2015 Sep.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-26333751
ABSTRACT
The United States has a changing populace with an increasing number of vulnerable, diverse, and older adults. Of people aged 65 and older, nearly two-thirds suffer from serious comorbidities. Costs associated with chronic illness increase with age and number of conditions. More than 25% of older adults do not have advanced care planning. The current model of health care cannot meet these needs. The initiation of palliative care in the ICU will capture many patients who meet the criteria for palliative care and improve their QOL by management their end-of-life symptoms and reduce unnecessary utilization of health care resources.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Enfermería de Cuidados Críticos
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Enfermería de Cuidados Paliativos al Final de la Vida
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Aspecto:
Patient_preference
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Crit Care Nurs Clin North Am
Asunto de la revista:
ENFERMAGEM
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TERAPIA INTENSIVA
Año:
2015
Tipo del documento:
Article