End of Life/Palliative Care/Ethics.

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End of Life/Palliative Care/Ethics.

Emerg Med Clin North Am. 2014 Nov;32(4):955-974

Authors: Shreves A, Marcolini E

Abstract
Palliative and end-of-life care, once the purview of oncologists and intensivists, has also become the responsibility of the emergency physician. As our population ages and medical technology enables increased longevity, it is essential that all medical professionals know how to help patients negotiate the balance between quantity and quality of life. Emergency physicians have the opportunity to educate patients and their loved ones on how to best accomplish their goals of care while also enhancing quality of life through treatment of symptoms. The emergency physician must be aware of the ethical and medico-legal parameters that govern decision making.

PMID: 25441045 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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