Priorities for Evaluating Palliative Care Outcomes in Intensive Care Units.

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Journal Article (Review)

Defining the quality of intensive care unit (ICU) care when patients are dying is challenging. Palliative care has been recommended to improve outcomes of dying ICU patients; however, traditional ICU quality indicators do not always align with palliative care. Evidence suggests that some aspects of ICU care improve when palliative care is integrated; however, consensus is lacking concerning the outcomes that should be measured. Overcoming challenges to measuring palliative care will require consensus development and rigorous research on the best way to evaluate ICU palliative care services.

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Duke Authors

Cited Authors

  • Bakitas, M; Dionne-Odom, JN; Kamal, A; Maguire, JM

Published Date

  • September 2015

Published In

Volume / Issue

  • 27 / 3

Start / End Page

  • 395 - 411

PubMed ID

  • 26333759

Pubmed Central ID

  • 26333759

Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)

  • 1558-3481

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1016/j.cnc.2015.05.001

Language

  • eng

Conference Location

  • United States