Factors that Delay Transfers from Acute Care to a Local Palliative Care Unit.
Healthc Q
; 25(3): 36-41, 2022 Oct.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-36412527
For patients desiring end-of-life care in a palliative care unit, ensuring a safe and timely transfer while reducing length of stay in acute care is optimal. A chart review of 130 patients was completed on those who either died in acute care or were transferred to a palliative care unit. In all, 31% of patients died in acute care and 69% were transferred to a palliative care unit. Barriers impacting a timely transfer included disposition planning, behavioural changes requiring monitoring, imminently dying patients and those awaiting medical assistance in dying. This article makes clinical recommendations to address these barriers.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Cuidados Paliativos
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Assistência Terminal
Tipo de estudo:
Guideline
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Healthc Q
Assunto da revista:
HOSPITAIS
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SERVICOS DE SAUDE
Ano de publicação:
2022
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de publicação:
Canadá