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Observational Study
. 2020 Sep 1;180(9):1252-1254.
doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.2713.

Early Intervention of Palliative Care in the Emergency Department During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Jihae Lee  1 , Liliya Abrukin  2 , Stefan Flores  2 , Nicholas Gavin  2 , Marie-Laure Romney  2 , Craig D Blinderman  1 , Shunichi Nakagawa  1
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Observational Study

Early Intervention of Palliative Care in the Emergency Department During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Jihae Lee et al. JAMA Intern Med. .

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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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported.

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