End-of-Life Care During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic: The 3 Wishes Program.

ABSTRACT: Patient- and family-centered end-of-life care can be difficult to achieve in light of visitation restrictions and infection-prevention measures. We evaluated how the 3 Wishes Program evolved to allow continued provision of compassionate end-of-life care for critically ill patients during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.

Design

This is a prospective observational study where data were collected 1 year prior to the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic and 1 year after (from March 1, 2019, to March 31, 2021). The number of deceased patients whose care involved the 3 Wishes Program, their characteristics, and wishes were compared between prepandemic and pandemic periods.

Setting

Six adult ICUs of a two-hospital health system in Los Angeles.

Patients

Deceased patients wh

SUBMITTER: Neville TH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8505331 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature