Referrals to Palliative Care Services for Hospitalised COVID-19 Patients: A Systematic Literature Review

CONCLUSIONS: The care provided was generally acute, with a high proportion of end-of-life care referrals and a short time period from hospital admission to referral and from referral to death. This highlights the importance of early integration of palliative care into emergency department (ED) care of critically ill patients.PMID:37975523 | DOI:10.1177/10499091231215797

Source: The American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care - November 17, 2023 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Rolf A H Snijders Linda Brom Sami O Simons Simone M C H Langenberg Yvette M van der Linden Natasja J H Raijmakers Source Type: research