End of life care in the ICU : from advanced disease to bereavement / edited by Graeme Rocker ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Rocker, Graeme.

Series:

Oxford medical publications.

Oxford specialist handbooks in end of life care.

Oxford medical publications

Oxford specialist handbooks in end of life care

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Intensive care units.

Palliative treatment.

Terminal care.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (402 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Oxford Specialist Handbooks series provides readers with clear, concise information on all that is needed to successfully train in the medical sub-specialties. Each book gives an overview of clearly defined procedures, skills, guidelines, and technologies and provides practical tips and case studies to supplement hands-on experience. Where appropriate, each book complements the revised curriculum as developed by the Specialist Advisory Committees.As palliative medicine does not have the resources to care for all patients with malignant and non-malignant chronic disease, government guidelin

Contents:

Contents; Contributors; Symbols and abbreviations; 1 Introduction; Diagnosing dying; The ICU: a place for palliative care; Care of the dying patient in the ICU, part 1: a global overview; Care of the dying patient in the ICU, part 2: some current challenges; Triage in the ICU; Older patients in the ICU; Complications of cancer and ICU admission decisions; 2 Improving palliative and end-of-life care; Barriers to high-quality ICU palliative care; Evaluation of palliative care quality; 3 Symptom control; Common symptoms in ICU patients at high risk of dying: an introduction

Symptom relief for the imminently dying patientPain; Dyspnoea; Anxiety; Delirium in the critically ill patient at the end of life: issues and management; Sleep disturbances; Thirst/dry mouth; 4 Caring for families in the ICU; Families of dying patients: an introduction to meeting their needs; From admission to bereavement: the patient- and family-centred care approach; Relationships and iatrogenic suffering: part 1; Conducting an ICU family conference: a VALUES approach; Decision-making for patients who lack capacity to decide: the surrogate in the ICU

Observational studies of families of patients who died in the ICU5 Cultural issues, spirituality, and hope; Cultural issues and palliative care in the ICU; Influence of ICU culture on end-of-life care; Spiritual care in the ICU; Considering hope in the context of palliative care in the ICU; The social and financial impact on the families of ICU patients: a view from the US; 6 Teamwork, relationships, and moral distress; The role of teams in palliative ICU care; Collaboration as an essential element of palliative ICU care; Relationships and iatrogenic suffering: part 2

Educating trainees in the ICU: the value of death roundsMoral distress in critical care health care workers; Burnout syndrome in ICU nurses and physicians; The rapid response system: a role in risk reduction; 7 Legal issues and conflict resolution; Palliative care in the ICU through a legal lens; The Mental Capacity Act (UK); Difficult cases; Conflicts, negotiations, and resolution: a primer; The ethics consultant and clinical ethics committees; Euthanasia: the Belgian experience; 8 Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Discussing cardiopulmonary resuscitation: a personal (semi-structured) approach

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation: an overview of outcomesA decision aid for communication with hospitalized patients about cardiopulmonary resuscitation preference; Cardiopulmonary resuscitation: a decision aid for patients in hospital and their families; 9 Withholding and withdrawal of life support; Discussions about withdrawal of life support in the ICU: a perspective from the UK; Decisions to forgo life support: a perspective from Europe; Limitation of life support in an Australian ICU; ICU care during withdrawal of life support: a personal perspective from Canada

Withdrawal of ventricular assist device support

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-19-172606-0

1-283-34826-8

9786613348265

0-19-157538-0

OCLC:

760884501