[Survey on the presence of palliative care knowledge and palliative care structures in German emergency departments].

ABSTRACT: Patients with life-limiting or palliative illnesses represent a challenge for emergency departments because, despite the growing availability of specialized outpatient palliative care resources at home, patients often present during symptom exacerbations or when family caregivers become overwhelmed. Also, as life-limiting illnesses are frequently first diagnosed there and treatment goals are adjusted, it appears advantageous to establish early connections between emergency patients with palliative needs and palliative care resources. The objective of this study was to conduct a survey evaluating the availability of fundamental palliative care knowledge and palliative care structures in clinical acute and emergency medicine. For this purpose, an online survey was distributed via emergency m

SUBMITTER: Bohm L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10692016 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature