Why do patients revoke hospice in the emergency department? - 14/05/22
Doi : 10.1016/j.ajem.2021.09.025
Henry Zeng, MD, MPH a, b, ⁎ 
, Bhoomika Kamath, MD a, Simranjit Sekhon, MD a, b
, Bhoomika Kamath, MD a, Simranjit Sekhon, MD a, b a Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States of America
b VITAS Healthcare, Miami, FL, United States of America
⁎Corresponding author at: Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Stanford University, 1265 Welch Road, Stanford, CA 94305-6104, United States of America.Hospice and Palliative MedicineStanford University1265 Welch RoadStanfordCA94305-6104United States of America
Highlights |
• | Hospice revocation in ED can be grouped into three reasons: aggressive therapy, symptom burden and caregiver distress |
• | Education of ED providers about how to address reasons for ED hospice revocation is crucial |
• | Collaboration between ED and hospice agencies can help meet unmet palliative care needs to minimize hospice revocations |
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Vol 56
P. 344-346 - juin 2022 Retour au numéro
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