End-of-life care of the geriatric surgical patient

Jacob Peschman; Karen J. Brasel

doi:10.1016/j.suc.2014.09.006

End-of-life care of the geriatric surgical patient

Jacob Peschman, Karen J. Brasel

Surgery

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Abstract

Providing end-of-life care is a necessity for nearly all health care providers and especially those in surgical fields. Most surgical practices will involve caring for geriatric patients and those with life-threatening or terminal illnesses where discussions about end-of-life decision making and goals of care are essential. Understanding the differences between do not resuscitate (DNR), palliative care, hospice care, and symptom management in patients at the end of life is a critical skill set.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	191-202
Number of pages	12
Journal	Surgical Clinics of North America
Volume	95
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.suc.2014.09.006
State	Published - Feb 1 2015

Keywords

Care conferences
Do not resuscitate
End-of-life
Goals of care
Hospice
Palliative care
Palliative surgery
Surgical ethics

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Surgery

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