Palliative Care in Severe Neurotrauma Patients in the Intensive Care Unit

This article highlights the different aspects of the palliative care approach as well as barriers and challenges that accompany the TBI patient population, with a pa rticular focus on young adult patients with TBI and the role of their family members. The article concludes with recommendations for physicians for effective and adequate communication to successfully implement the palliative care approach into standard ICU care and to improve quality of care for pa tients with TBI and their families.
Source: Neurocritical Care - Category: Neurology Source Type: research