Implementing Routine Palliative Care Consultation Prior to LVAD Implantation: A Single Center Experience

Left-ventricular assist devices (LVADs) are increasingly used to improve quality of life for end-stage heart failure patients. The Joint Commission now requires pre-implantation palliative care assessment, however many palliative care teams have little experience providing this service.

Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management - January 4, 2018 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Say Salomon, Hilary Frankel, Elizabeth Chuang, Serife Eti, Peter Selwyn Source Type: research