Top ten tips palliative care clinicians should know before their patient undergoes surgery?

07/20/24 at 03:15 AM

Top ten tips palliative care clinicians should know before their patient undergoes surgery? 
Journal of Palliative Medicine; by Rachel HadlerLara IndiaAngela M BaderOrly N FarberMelanie L Fritz, Fabian M JohnstonNader N MassarwehRavi PathakSandra H SacksMargaret L SchwarzeJocelyn StreidWilliam E RosaRebecca A Aslakson; 7/15/24 online ahead of print 
Many seriously ill patients undergo surgical interventions. Palliative care clinicians may not be familiar with the nuances involved in perioperative care, however they can play a valuable role in enabling the delivery of patient-centered and goal-concordant perioperative care. ... This article, written by a team of surgeons and anesthesiologists, many with subspecialty training in palliative medicine and/or ethics, offers ten tips to support palliative care clinicians and facilitate comprehensive discussion as they engage with patients and clinicians considering surgical interventions.

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