Effect of a quality-improvement intervention on end-of-life care in cardiac intensive care unit
Eur J Clin Invest
.
2023 Jul;53(7):e13982.
doi: 10.1111/eci.13982.
Epub 2023 Mar 20.
Authors
Alice Sacco
1
,
Giovanni Tavecchia
1
,
Valentina Ditali
2
,
Laura Garatti
1
,
Luca Villanova
1
,
Claudia Colombo
1
,
Giovanna Viola
1
,
Francesca Scavelli
1
,
Marisa Varrenti
1
,
Martina Milani
1
,
Nuccia Morici
3
,
Guido Tavazzi
4
5
,
Barbara Lissoni
6
,
Lorena Forni
7
8
,
Giovanna Gorni
9
,
Giorgia Saporetti
10
,
Fabrizio Oliva
1
Affiliations
1
"De Gasperis" Cardio Center, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milan, Italy.
2
IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, Milan, Italy.
3
S. Maria Nascente-Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi ONLUS, Milan, Italy.
4
Unit of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Department of Clinical-Surgical, Diagnostic and Paediatric Sciences, University of Pavia Italy.
5
Department of Anaesthesia, Intensive Care and Pain Therapy, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy.
6
Clinical Psicology Unit, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milan, Italy.
7
Comitato per l'Etica di Fine Vita, Milan, Italy.
8
School of Law, Università Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy.
9
Palliative Care Unit, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milan, Italy.
10
Quality and Risk Management, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milan, Italy.
PMID:
36912206
DOI:
10.1111/eci.13982
No abstract available
Keywords:
cardiac intensive care unit; heart failure; palliative care; therapeutic limitation.
Publication types
Letter
MeSH terms
Humans
Intensive Care Units
Quality Improvement
Terminal Care*