The value of embedded palliative care in the emergency department.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Neugarten, Carter; Baldeo, Ryan; Tian, Katherine; Piscitello, Gina; O'Mahony, Sean; Kaginele, Pranita; Wang, David H.
- Source
- Academic Emergency Medicine; Aug2023, Vol. 30 Issue 8, p870-873, 4p
- Subject
- MEDICAL quality control
LENGTH of stay in hospitals
HOSPITAL emergency services
ACADEMIC medical centers
RESEARCH methodology
COMPARATIVE studies
HOSPITAL care
EMERGENCY medical services
INTEGRATED health care delivery
ADVERSE health care events
PALLIATIVE treatment
CLINICAL trial registries
PATIENT safety
- Language
- ISSN
- 10696563
The article focuses on the benefits of palliative care (PC) in the emergency department (ED) for seriously ill patients. Topics include the increased utilization of PC services, the significantly shortened hospital length of stay for patients receiving ED-initiated palliative consultation (EDIPC) compared to inpatient-initiated palliative consultation, and the importance of correctly identifying surrogates or medical power of attorneys (MPOAs) for patients in advance care planning.