Palliative care need in patients with advanced heart failure hospitalized in a tertiary hospital

ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the need for palliative care in patients with advanced Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) hospitalized in a cardiology ward. Method: Application of the World Health Organization Palliative Needs tool (NECPAL) with the assistant physician, patient and/or caregiver for...

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Main Authors: Roman Orzechowski, André Luiz Galvão, Thaise da Silva Nunes, Luciana Silveira Campos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2019-01-01
Series:Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0080-62342019000100405&lng=en&tlng=en