The Integration of Palliative Care into the Emergency Department

The Integration of Palliative Care into the Emergency Department

SUMMARY: Palliative care (PC) is a new and developing area. It aims to provide the best possible quality of life for patients with life-limiting diseases. It does not primarily include life-extending therapies, but rather tries to help patients spend the rest of their lives in the best way. PC patie...

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Main Author: Nursah BASOL
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-06-01
Series:Turkish Journal of Emergency Medicine
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452247316600249
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spelling doaj-0f2b460315da4288ab2d94248aeddbba2021-04-02T12:59:26ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsTurkish Journal of Emergency Medicine2452-24732015-06-01152100107The Integration of Palliative Care into the Emergency DepartmentNursah BASOL0Correspondence: Nursah BASOL, M.D. Gaziosmanpasa Universitesi Tip Fakultesi Hastanesi, Acil Tip Anabilim Dali, 60000 Tokat, Turkey; Department of Emergency Medicine, Gaziosmanpasa University Faculty of Medicine, Tokat, TurkeySUMMARY: Palliative care (PC) is a new and developing area. It aims to provide the best possible quality of life for patients with life-limiting diseases. It does not primarily include life-extending therapies, but rather tries to help patients spend the rest of their lives in the best way. PC patients often are admitted to emergency departments during the course of a disease. The approach and management of PC include differences with emergency medicine. Thus, there are some problems while providing PC in the ED. With this article, the definition, main features, benefits, and problems of providing PC are presented, with the primary aim of emphasizing the importance of PC integration into the ED. Key words: Emergency department, integration, palliative care, traininghttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452247316600249
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description SUMMARY: Palliative care (PC) is a new and developing area. It aims to provide the best possible quality of life for patients with life-limiting diseases. It does not primarily include life-extending therapies, but rather tries to help patients spend the rest of their lives in the best way. PC patients often are admitted to emergency departments during the course of a disease. The approach and management of PC include differences with emergency medicine. Thus, there are some problems while providing PC in the ED. With this article, the definition, main features, benefits, and problems of providing PC are presented, with the primary aim of emphasizing the importance of PC integration into the ED. Key words: Emergency department, integration, palliative care, training
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