The Palliative Care Needs of Lung Transplant Candidates

Palliative care (PC) has been shown to improve outcomes for seriously ill patients but has not been fully integrated into the care of lung transplant patients. Little is known about the palliative care needs for this population. Our goal was to describe adult lung transplant candidates ’ perspectives of their PC needs.

Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - March 31, 2020 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: P.C. Pawlow, N.P. Blumenthal, L.A. Matura, J.D. Christie, M. Ersek Tags: (78) Source Type: research