Pediatric and Adult Cardiologists’ and Respirologists’ Referral Practices to Palliative Care
Knowing that children and adults with advanced cardiac and respiratory disease may benefit from palliative care, a Journal of Palliative Pain and Symptom Management (JPSM) study explored the beliefs and referral practices of pediatric and adult cardiologists and respirologists. Through a survey, the authors found differences between both groups, such as pediatric clinicians referring more often and earlier than their colleagues.