Abstract
Pediatric palliative care and hospice medicine is a field in which a multidisciplinary team assists in the management and treatment of infants, children, and young adults with a serious condition. A therapeutic relationship is created among the team, patients, and their caregivers to address total pain. This encompasses exploration of physical pain, social, spiritual, and emotional pain. Patient-centered and family-centered shared decision-making is paramount when setting and revisiting goals of care with patients and their families. Consider a checklist when faced with a dying patient so that the family and team feel supported.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 461-473 |
Number of pages | 13 |
Journal | Primary Care - Clinics in Office Practice |
Volume | 46 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 2019 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Bereavement
- End-of-life care
- Nonpharmacologic therapies
- Pediatric palliative care
- Total pain
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pharmacology (medical)