Specialist Palliative Care Consultations in COVID-19 Patients in the ICU—A Retrospective Analysis of Patient Characteristics and Symptoms at a German University Hospital

Specialist Palliative Care Consultations in COVID-19 Patients in the ICU—A Retrospective Analysis of Patient Characteristics and Symptoms at a German University Hospital

COVID-19 patients who may require invasive therapeutic procedures such as extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) have high symptom burden and in-hospital mortality. In addition, awake patients on ECMO are new in the intensive care unit (ICU) setting. Inpatient specialist palliative care (sPC) pr...

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Main Authors: Theresa Tenge, Sebastian Brimah, Daniel Schlieper, Antje Roesel, Jacqueline Schwartz, Manuela Schallenburger, Stefan Meier, Timo Brandenburger, Detlef Kindgen-Milles, Peter Kienbaum, Martin Neukirchen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-10-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
palliative care
patient-centered care
intensive care unit
pandemic
COVID-19
interprofessional care
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/11/19/5925

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https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/11/19/5925

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