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. 2021 Jul;24(7):1072-1077.
doi: 10.1089/jpm.2021.0158.

Top Ten Tips Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know About Trauma and Emergency Surgery

Lindsay K Haines  1 , Allyson C Cook  2   3 , Justin S Hatchimonji  4 , Vanessa P Ho  5   6 , Elle L Kalbfell  7 , Kathleen M O'Connell  8 , Jacinta C Robenstine  5 , Mathias Schlögl  9   10 , Christine C Toevs  11 , Christopher A Jones  12 , Robert S Krouse  13 , Niels D Martin  14
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Top Ten Tips Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know About Trauma and Emergency Surgery

Lindsay K Haines et al. J Palliat Med. 2021 Jul.

Abstract

There is growing interest in, and need for, integrating palliative care (PC) into the care of patients undergoing emergency surgery and those with traumatic injury. Thus, PC consults for these populations will likely grow in the coming years. Understanding the nuances and unique characteristics of these two acutely ill populations will improve the care that PC clinicians can provide. Using a modified Delphi technique, this article offers 10 tips that experts in the field, based on their broad clinical experience, believe PC clinicians should know about the care of trauma and emergency surgery patients.

Keywords: decision-making; emergency surgery; frail elderly; palliative care; trauma surgery.

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