Palliative care consultation in the ICU #253.
Specialist palliative care consultations, together with integration of palliative care principles into the care of all ICU patients, can improve the patient/family experience, reduce length of stay, improve ICU throughput without increasing mortality, and lower health care costs.
Palliative Care Center, Froedtert Hospital, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA.
Margaret L
ML
Campbell
David E
DE
Weissman
Judy E
JE
Nelson
D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D010166:Palliative Care; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D013038:Specialization