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Palliative Care and the ICU

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Post Cutting Costs!
Author: cnalls
Date: Jan 30, 2010 10:31 pm
"Hospital palliative care programs have been shown to improve physical and psychological symptom management, caregiver well-being, and family satisfaction, and small, single-site studies suggest that palliative care programs may reduce hospital and intensive care unit (ICU) expenditures by clarifying goals of care and assisting patients and families to select treatments that meet those goals. (Title of Study: Cost Savings Associated With US Hospital Palliative Care Consultation Programs)!
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Re:Cutting Costs! (by Bcabil on 01/31/2010)
Pallitive care seems to be very important for patients. With it improving physcical and psyhological symptom management, caregiver well being, and family satisfaction makes it very important for many patients to consider pallitive care to meet their needs.

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