Early Intervention of Palliative Care in the Emergency Department During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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- PMCID: PMC7275262
- DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.2713
Early Intervention of Palliative Care in the Emergency Department During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Abstract
This case series examines the clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients who received intervention by a novel coronavirus disease 2019 palliative care response team, focused on providing high-quality goals-of-care conversations in time-critical situations.
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