Choosing and Using Screening Criteria for Palliative Care Consultation in the ICU

E. Nelson, Judith; Randall Curtis, J.; Mulkerin, Colleen; Campbell, Margaret; Lustbader, Dana; C. Mosenthal, Anne; Puntillo, Kathleen; Ray, Daniel; Bassett, Rick; D. Boss, Renee; J. Brasel, Karen; Frontera, Jennifer; M. Hays, Ross; E. Weissman, David

doi:10.1097/ccm.0b013e31828cf12c

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Choosing and Using Screening Criteria for Palliative Care Consultation in the ICU

Published in Critical Care Medicine • Aug 10, 2013

Authors:

Judith E. Nelson

J. Randall Curtis

Colleen Mulkerin

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To review the use of screening criteria (also known as "triggers") as a mechanism for engaging palliative care consultants to assist with care of critically ill patients and their families in the ICU. DATA SOURCES: We searched the MEDLINE database from inception to December 2012 for all E...

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Medicine

Intensive care medicine

Palliative care

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