Palliative Care for Patients on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for COVID-19 Infection
Rao A, Zaaqoq AM, Kang IG, Vaughan EM, Flores J, Avila-Quintero VJ, Alnababteh MH, Kelemen AM, Groninger H. Palliative Care for Patients on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for COVID-19 Infection. American Journal Of Hospice And Palliative Medicine® 2021, 38: 854-860. PMID: 33685240, PMCID: PMC7944020, DOI: 10.1177/10499091211001009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCOVID-19Extracorporeal Membrane OxygenationFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPalliative CarePandemicsConceptsExtracorporeal membrane oxygenationPalliative care consultationCOVID-19 infectionPalliative care teamYears of ageCare consultationsPalliative careMembrane oxygenationIll patientsHigh morbidityCare teamNon-pain symptom managementOdds of deathPatients/familiesRates of anxietyAcademic medical centerSurrogate decision makersSymptom controlPatient characteristicsPain managementCase seriesClinical outcomesSymptom managementMedical complexityMedical Center