Connecting Palliative Care and Intensive Care in Taiwan

Connecting Palliative Care and Intensive Care in Taiwan

One of the major responsibilities of an intensivist is the end-of-life care of critically ill patients who are dying despite intensive care therapy. We reviewed the history of the development of palliative care in Taiwan and recommend how palliative care can be introduced into intensive care practic...

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Main Authors: Jonathan Gillis, Chuan-Tsai Lai, Min-Ling Lin, Shih-Yi Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taiwan Society of Geriatric Emergency and Critical Medicine (TSGECM) 2008-06-01
Series:International Journal of Gerontology
Subjects:
intensive care
palliative care
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1873959808700085

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