title: Improving communication and cost-effectiveness in the intensive care unit through palliative care: a review of literature.
abstract: Approximately 20% of deaths in the United States each year occur in the intensive care unit. This article reviews the literature on this important topic to critical-care nurses.
authors.affiliation: Carolina Surgical Associates, 1 St. Francis Drive, Suite 360, Greenville, SC 29601, USA. lindsayemorgan@gmail.com
authors.forename: Lindsay
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Morgan
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Howe
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Whitcomb
authors.forename: Kelly
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D016638:Critical Illness / Q000451:nursing*; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D010166:Palliative Care; D010348:Patient Care Team; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology