End-of-Life Preferences Should Be Discussed Routinely before High-Risk Surgery

J Palliat Med. 2019 Jan;22(1):9. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2018.0570. Epub 2018 Nov 17.

Authors

Shunichi Nakagawa¹, Ana Berlin², Craig D Blinderman¹

Affiliations

¹ 1 Adult Palliative Care Service, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center , New York, New York.
² 2 Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center , New York, New York.

PMID: 30457435
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2018.0570

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Advance Care Planning
Communication
Heart-Assist Devices*
Humans
Palliative Care / psychology*
Patient Preference*
Preoperative Period*
Prosthesis Implantation
Surgeons / psychology
Terminal Care / psychology