Pediatric Palliative Care in the Intensive Care Unit.
The chronicity of illness that afflicts children in Pediatric Palliative Care and the medical technology that has improved their lifespan and quality of life make prognostication extremely difficult. The uncertainty of prognostication and the available medical technologies make both the neonatal intensive care unit and the pediatric intensive care unit locations where many children will receive Pediatric Palliative Care. Health care providers in the neonatal intensive care unit and pediatric intensive care unit should integrate fundamental Pediatric Palliative Care principles into their everyday practice.
Department of Palliative Care and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Unit 1414, Houston, TX 77030, USA. Electronic address: kmadden@mdanderson.org.
Kevin
K
Madden
Pediatric Palliative Care, Pediatric Palliative Care Service, Department of Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care, Children's Hospital Boston, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, DA2-012, 450 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
Joanne
J
Wolfe
Division of Neonatal Medicine, Department of Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, 200 First Street Southwest, Rochester, MN 55902, USA.
Christopher
C
Collura
D002648:Child; D016638:Critical Illness / Q000451:nursing / Q000628:therapy*; D064946:Hospice and Palliative Care Nursing; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000458:organization & administration*
Intensive care; Intensive care units, neonatal; Palliative care; Pediatrics; Quality of life