Compassionate de-escalation of life-sustaining treatments in pediatric oncology: An opportunity for palliative care and intensive care collaboration

Compassionate de-escalation of life-sustaining treatments in pediatric oncology: An opportunity for palliative care and intensive care collaboration

ContextApproximately 40%-60% of deaths in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) are in the context of de-escalation of life-sustaining treatments (LSTs), including compassionate extubation, withdrawal of vasopressors, or other LSTs. Suffering at the end of life (EOL) is often undertreated and und...

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Main Authors: Andrea Cuviello, Melisa Pasli, Caitlin Hurley, Shalini Bhatia, Doralina L. Anghelescu, Justin N. Baker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
palliative care
palliative sedation therapy
dexmedetomidine
propofol
pediatric oncology
symptom management
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2022.1017272/full

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