title: [Emergency care for patients in palliative situations--algorithm for decision-making and recommendations for treatment].
abstract: Emergency care for patients in palliative situations is not a rare event, but often difficult to handle, because training in palliative care for emergency physicians is often insufficient. This article proposes an algorithm that should facilitate the decision-making process in such emergencies. In addition, recommendations concerning the management of symptoms in the emergency medical services are presented.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Anästhesiologie, Intensivmedizin, Notfallmedizin, Schmerztherapie an der Asklepios Klinik Harburg, Hamburg, Germany. c.makowski@asklepios.com
authors.forename: Corinna
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Makowski
authors.forename: Hartwig
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Marung
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Callies
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Knacke
authors.forename: Thoralf
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kerner
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D001007:Anxiety / Q000628:therapy; D003142:Communication; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000628:therapy; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000592:standards*; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D009325:Nausea / Q000628:therapy; D059408:Pain Management; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000592:standards*; D010347:Patient Care Planning / Q000592:standards*; D012944:Social Support; D014839:Vomiting / Q000628:therapy