Palliative Care in the Intensive Care Unit: Not Just End-of-life Care
Hongyan Pan, Weihua Shi, Qilong Zhou, Guofeng Chen, Pengfei Pan
Abstract
Abstract Initially, palliative care in the intensive care unit (ICU) was designed to improve hospice care. Today it has emerged as a core component of ICU care. ICU palliative care should follow the ethical principles of autonomy, beneficence, nonmaleficence, justice and fidelity. To integrate primary palliative care and professional palliative care into ICU care management, there are different modes: integrative, consultative, and a combined approach. All ICU patients should receive palliative care which includes symptom management and shared decision-making. Further research is needed to explore how to provide the best palliative care for ICU patients and their families.
Topics & Concepts
Palliative careBeneficenceMedicineAutonomyNursingIntensive care unitEnd-of-life careCurative careAdvance care planningCritical care nursingIntensive care medicineAmbulatory careHealth carePolitical scienceLawPalliative Care and End-of-Life IssuesFamily and Patient Care in Intensive Care UnitsHealthcare Decision-Making and Restraints