title: Palliative care of hematopoietic cell transplant recipients and families.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To provide support for the early integration of palliative care into the care of hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT) recipients and families with the goal of improving care.
  
  
  METHODS
  Journal articles and on-line databases.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Early integration of palliative care for HCT recipients at high risk for complex symptom clusters, non-relapse mortality, or relapse offers an opportunity to clarify goals of care, advanced care planning, and improving the quality of care for both recipients and families.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The palliative care service can support the HCT nurse in providing complex care to HCT recipients who are faced with significant side effects, toxicities, and complications of transplant.
authors.forename: D Kathryn
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Tierney
authors.forename: Judy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Passaglia
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jenkins
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D019337:Hematologic Neoplasms / Q000451:nursing / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D018380:Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009859:Oncology Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016019:Survival Analysis; D066027:Transplant Recipients / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019172:Transplantation Conditioning / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Hematopoietic cell transplantation; advanced care planning; goals of care; palliative care