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Impact of palliative care consultations for patients admitted to Maine Medical Center with acute exacerbations of COPD
MaineHealth Maine Medical Center
  • Benjamin Jarrett
  • Isabella Strumpf
  • Rebecca Hutchinson, Maine Medical Center
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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.

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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/