Effectiveness of the integration of a palliative care team in the follow-up of patients with advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: The home obstructive lung disease study

End-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by a considerable symptom burden, functional impairment, and reduced quality of life, similar to that experienced by patients with lung cancer.1 Therefore, COPD management guidelines recommend involving palliative care (PC) teams in the management of patients with end-stage COPD.2

Source: Heart and Lung - August 7, 2023 Category: Intensive Care Authors: D. Gainza-Miranda, EM Sanz-Peces, M Varela Cerdeira, C Prados Sanchez, A Alonso-Babarro Source Type: research