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Article
Impact of palliative care consultations for patients admitted to Maine Medical Center with acute exacerbations of COPD
MaineHealth Maine Medical Center
Document Type
Poster
Publication Date
5-1-2019
Institution/Department
Palliative Care
Disciplines
MeSH Headings
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive, Palliative Care
Abstract
Background and purpose:
• COPD is the 3rd leading cause of death.
• Specialty Palliative Care (PC) is underutilized in COPD patients.
•PC involvement has been shown to improve quality of life and satisfaction with overall care.
• We sought to evaluate the association of receipt of palliative medicine consultation during an admission for acute exacerbation of COPD with a documented Goals of Care conversations and/or presence of an advanced directive and/or POLST.
Citation Information
Benjamin Jarrett, Isabella Strumpf and Rebecca Hutchinson. "Impact of palliative care consultations for patients admitted to Maine Medical Center with acute exacerbations of COPD" (2019) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/rebecca-hutchinson/17/
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