Abstract
Seminal articles published in the late 1990s instigated not only an intense interest in health care quality but also a new era of research into quality end-of-life care, particularly in intensive care units (ICUs). ICUs can improve health care quality at the end of life by better using palliative care services and palliative care-related principles. This article details how the interest in health care quality has spurred a similar interest in end-of-life and palliative care in ICUs, defines palliative care and describes how it improves health care quality, and highlights barriers to the incorporation of palliative care in ICUs.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 111-122 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Anesthesiology clinics |
Volume | 29 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 2011 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- End-of-life care
- Health care quality
- Health care quality defects
- Intensive care unit
- Palliative care
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine