Addressing end‐of‐life care in the chronically ill: Conversations in the emergency department

Addressing end‐of‐life care in the chronically ill: Conversations in the emergency department

Abstract Patients present to the emergency department in various stages of chronic illness. Advance directives (ADs) aid emergency physicians in making treatment decisions, but only a minority of Americans have completed an AD, and the percentage of those who have discussed their end‐of‐life wishes...

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Main Authors: Katarina Hughes, Samantha Achauer, Eileen F. Baker, Heidi C. Knowles, Elizabeth P. Clayborne, Rebecca R. Goett, Mohamad Moussa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-10-01
Series:Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open
Subjects:
advance directives
brief negotiated interview
do not resuscitate orders
durable power of attorney
end‐of‐life
illness trajectories
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/emp2.12569
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