Pediatric palliative care has a place everywhere

Angela M Feraco^{1

2}, Katharine E Brock^{3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Pediatric Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
² Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
³ Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
⁴ Divisions of Pediatric Hematology Oncology and Palliative Care, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

Comment

Angela M Feraco et al. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2022 Mar.

. 2022 Mar;69(3):e29476.

doi: 10.1002/pbc.29476. Epub 2021 Dec 10.

Angela M Feraco^{1

2}, Katharine E Brock^{3

4}

¹ Pediatric Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
² Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
³ Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
⁴ Divisions of Pediatric Hematology Oncology and Palliative Care, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

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Comment on

Palliative care is not associated with decreased intensity of care: Results of a chart review from a large children's hospital.
Sedig LK, Spruit JL, Southwell J, Paul TK, Cousino MK, McCaffery H, Pituch K, Hutchinson R. Sedig LK, et al. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2022 Mar;69(3):e29391. doi: 10.1002/pbc.29391. Epub 2021 Oct 4. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2022. PMID: 34606158

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