Palliative care in the intensive care unit : past, present, and future

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DOWNAR, James | HUA, May | WUNSCH, Hannah

In this article, the authors review the origins of palliative care within the critical care context and describe the evolution of symptom management, shared decision-making, and comfort-focused care in the ICU from the 1970s to the early 2000s. The authors also review the growth of interventional studies in the past 20 years and indicate areas for future study and quality improvement for end-of-life care among the critically ill.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ccc.2023.01.007

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