scholarly journals COVID-19 and the fundamental role of bioethics

2021 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Luz Adriana Templos Esteban ◽  
Montserrat Guadalupe Jurez
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Key Words

Key words: COVID-19, bioethics, palliative care Citation: Esteban LAT, Jurez MG. COVID-19 and the fundamental role of bioethics. Anaesth pain intensive care 2021;25(2):244-245. DOI: 10.35975/apic.v25i2.1479 Received: 26 January 2021, Reviewed: 30 January 2021, Accepted: 13 February 2021

scholarly journals Is there a role of palliative care in the neonatal intensive care unit in India?

2011 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 104 ◽  
Author(s):  
ManjiriP Dighe ◽  
SwatiA Manerkar ◽  
MaryannA Muckaden ◽  
BalajiP Duraisamy
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Palliative Care ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care

Palliative Care

2015 ◽  
pp. 105-123
Author(s):  
May Hua
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Palliative Care ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Critical Illness ◽  
Serious Illness ◽  
Surgical Units ◽  
Potential Benefits

Palliative care is a specialty of medicine that focuses on improving quality of life for patients with serious illness and their families. As the limitations of intensive care and the long-term sequelae of critical illness continue to be delimited, the role of palliative care for patients that are unable to achieve their original goals of care, as well as for survivors of critical illness, is changing and expanding. The purpose of this chapter is to introduce readers to the specialty of palliative care and its potential benefits for critically ill patients, and to present some of the issues related to the delivery of palliative care in surgical units.

scholarly journals Palliative Care of the Infant and Child in the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maeve McAllister ◽  
Ann-Marie Crowe ◽  
Roisin Ni Charra ◽  
Julie Edwards ◽  
Suzanne Crowe
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Palliative Care ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Paediatric Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Paediatric Intensive Care ◽  
Life Issues ◽  
Advance Care ◽  
End Of Life Issues ◽  
Individualised Care

In this chapter we discuss the delivery of palliative care in the paediatric intensive care unit environment. Illustrated by challenging cases, we describe the role of intensive care in symptom management for the child with terminal or life-limiting illness. We detail the importance of a multidisciplinary team and their roles in the provision of individualised care for the child and their family. The importance of family-centred care and advance care planning is expanded upon. In addition, we explore end of life issues that are particular to children in intensive care such as withdrawal of life-sustaining therapies and organ donation. Finally, we discuss how to ensure the delivery of high-quality palliative care in the paediatric intensive care environment.

Intensive care units

2021 ◽  
pp. 332-340
Author(s):  
Brian S. Carter
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Symptom Management ◽  
Paediatric Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Healthcare Service ◽  
Advanced Technology ◽  
Children And Families ◽  
Palliative Care Teams ◽  
The One

The goals of intensive care and palliative care teams may at first seem to be polar opposites. The one focuses on advanced technologies directed towards saving or prolonging life, while the other focuses on providing comfort and support, accepting death as a likely outcome. In caring for patients in the paediatric intensive care unit (PICU), however, those two teams are brought into a close working relationship. PCIU provides a natural interface for these teams with different goals. Here children and families face potential or inevitable death, and alongside attempts to save or prolong life, they need access to the kind of care that is at the heart of palliation. Where PICU and palliative care meet, children can receive the most advanced technology alongside skilled, holistic, supportive care, and both teams can work together with families to facilitate appropriate support as goals change. Palliative care is not a separate or different approach, but a continuation of the philosophy that medicine must only intervene in ways that will do more good than harm. Palliative care continues to be integrated into the care of patients and families in both the neonatal and PICU settings. With focused research aimed at healthcare service delivery, effective symptom management, and the role of palliative care consultants in the PICU, the potential to broaden and improve palliative care in the PICU will be further advanced for all children and their families. The surprise is not that these two services should be integrated, but rather that it has taken us so long to realize the importance of such integration.

The Role of Palliative Care in the Intensive Care Unit

2021 ◽  
pp. 157-166
Author(s):  
Adeline L. Goss ◽  
Claire J. Creutzfeldt
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Palliative Care ◽  
Intensive Care

Patients With Advanced Cancer Requiring Intensive Care: Reasons for ICU Admission, Mortality Outcomes, and the Role of Palliative Care

2021 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 324-331
Author(s):  
Varsha N. Patel ◽  
Stephanie D. Stone
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
Critical Care ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Critical Care Nurses ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Patients With Cancer ◽  
The Past ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Palliative Care Services

Medical advancements in oncology and critical care during the past 2 decades have led to more patients with cancer being admitted to intensive care units. This article discusses the most common reasons for intensive care unit admission and factors associated with mortality among patients with cancer. It also reviews the multiple benefits of palliative care services in caring for critically ill patients with cancer and opportunities for critical care nurses working with these patients.

scholarly journals PAPEL DA COMUNICAÇÃO EM SAÚDE FRENTE AOS CUIDADOS PALIATIVOS NA UNIDADE DE TERAPIA INTENSIVA / ROLE OF HEALTH COMMUNICATION IN FRONT OF PALLIATIVE CARE IN THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (11) ◽  
pp. 93059-93066
Author(s):  
Tácyla Medeiros de Souza ◽  
Vanessa Souto Maior Porto ◽  
Beatriz de Medeiros Ferreira Gomes Silva ◽  
Ivaldo Menezes de Melo Junior ◽  
Rachel Cavalcanti Fonseca
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Palliative Care ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Health Communication ◽  
Terapia Intensiva

Palliative Care

Oncology ◽  
2017 ◽  
pp. 1-19
Author(s):  
May Hua
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Palliative Care ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Critical Illness ◽  
Serious Illness ◽  
Surgical Units ◽  
Potential Benefits

Palliative care is a specialty of medicine that focuses on improving quality of life for patients with serious illness and their families. As the limitations of intensive care and the long-term sequelae of critical illness continue to be delimited, the role of palliative care for patients that are unable to achieve their original goals of care, as well as for survivors of critical illness, is changing and expanding. The purpose of this chapter is to introduce readers to the specialty of palliative care and its potential benefits for critically ill patients, and to present some of the issues related to the delivery of palliative care in surgical units.

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