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A view from the frontline : palliative and ethical considerations of the covid-19 pandemic

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SULLIVAN, Donald R. | CURTIS, J. Randall

In the United States and other nations, palliative care is under-resourced and there are not enough specialists to consistently meet the needs of patients suffering from serious illness. Nonetheless, palliative care is an integral component of care in the intensive care unit (ICU), as the ICU is designed for patients with life-threatening illnesses. In general, palliative care needs are best met through a combination of specialty and primary palliative care and the ideal approach depends on setting and context. Palliative care needs have been magnified by the COVID-19 pandemic with the hospitalization of hundreds of thousands of patients with COVID-19, many requiring critical care. Furthermore, hospitals are required to limit family presence, further complicating our ability to address patients' palliative care needs. [Début de l'article]

http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/jpm.2020.0426

Voir la revue «JOURNAL OF PALLIATIVE MEDICINE, 24»

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