Symptoms and Suffering at the End of Life for Children and Young Adults with Life-Threatening Complex Chronic Conditions (S756)

Research in children with cancer and cardiac disease has highlighted significant suffering at end of life (EOL). Children with other life-threatening complex chronic conditions (LT-CCC) comprise a growing proportion of patients, yet little is known about their EOL suffering.

Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management - January 25, 2020 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Katherine Marcus, Pei-Chi Kao, Clement Ma, Joanne Wolfe, Danielle DeCourcey Source Type: research