2023
Easing Suffering for ICU Patients and Their Families: Evidence and Opportunities for Primary and Specialty Palliative Care in the ICU
Doherty C, Feder S, Gillespie-Heyman S, Akgün K. Easing Suffering for ICU Patients and Their Families: Evidence and Opportunities for Primary and Specialty Palliative Care in the ICU. Journal Of Intensive Care Medicine 2023, 39: 715-732. PMID: 37822226, DOI: 10.1177/08850666231204305.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSurrogate decision makersPalliative needsCritical illnessICU patientsPalliative medicineIntensive care unit admissionChronic critical illnessPalliative medicine teamsPost-ICU disabilitySpecialty palliative careCare unit admissionTransitions of careImprovement of patientsAdvanced practice nursesFamily-centered carePerson-centred careUnit admissionICU carePalliative supportPalliative carePractice nursesPalliative principlesMedicine teamPatientsICU
2017
Validation of the ICD-9 Diagnostic Code for Palliative Care in Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure Within the Veterans Health Administration
Feder SL, Redeker NS, Jeon S, Schulman-Green D, Womack JA, Tate JP, Bedimo RJ, Budoff MJ, Butt AA, Crothers K, Akgün KM. Validation of the ICD-9 Diagnostic Code for Palliative Care in Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure Within the Veterans Health Administration. American Journal Of Hospice And Palliative Medicine® 2017, 35: 959-965. PMID: 29254358, PMCID: PMC7491538, DOI: 10.1177/1049909117747519.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Health AdministrationSpecialist palliative carePalliative care consultationHeart failurePalliative careCare consultationsHealth AdministrationElectronic health record reviewICD-9 diagnostic codesIntensive care unit admissionSpecialist palliative care consultationUnmet palliative care needsVeterans Aging Cohort StudyCare unit admissionHealth record reviewPalliative care needsPalliative care servicesAging Cohort StudyGoals of careNinth Revision codesICD-9 codesYear of hospitalizationSite of careNegative predictive valueUnit admission