Topic
Palliative care
Symptom control, communication, and decision-making in advanced disease.
No trial records summarised for this topic yet.
Key references
Guidelines, standards and reviews for this topic.
- Practical Guidance
- Scheunemann LP, Arnold RM, White DB. The facilitated values history: helping surrogates make authentic decisions for incapacitated patients with advanced illness. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2012 Sep 15;186(6):480-6. PMID 22822020
- Billings JA, Block SD. The end-of-life family meeting in intensive care part III: A guide for structured discussions. J Palliat Med 2011 Sep;14(9):1058-64. PMID 21910613
- Society Statements & Guidelines
- Marshall MF, Davis FD, Fogelman PA, et al. Society of Critical Care Medicine Clinical Practice Guidelines on Adult End-of-Life Care in the ICU. Crit Care Med 2025 Dec 1;53(12):e2734-e2746. PMID 41342842
- Sullivan DR, Iyer AS, Enguidanos S, et al. Palliative Care Early in the Care Continuum among Patients with Serious Respiratory Illness: An Official ATS/AAHPM/HPNA/SWHPN Policy Statement. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2022 Sep 15;206(6):e44-e69. PMID 36112774
- Bosslet GT, Pope TM, Rubenfeld GD, et al. An Official ATS/AACN/ACCP/ESICM/SCCM Policy Statement: Responding to Requests for Potentially Inappropriate Treatments in Intensive Care Units. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2015 Jun 1;191(11):1318-30. PMID 25978438
- Truog RD, Campbell ML, Curtis JR, et al. Recommendations for end-of-life care in the intensive care unit: a consensus statement by the American College [corrected] of Critical Care Medicine. Crit Care Med 2008 Mar;36(3):953-63. PMID 18431285
- Lanken PN, Terry PB, Delisser HM, et al. An official American Thoracic Society clinical policy statement: palliative care for patients with respiratory diseases and critical illnesses. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2008 Apr 15;177(8):912-27. PMID 18390964
Studies not yet summarised
On the reading list for this topic and awaiting a full record. Listed here so nothing is hidden.
- Clinical Trials
- Courtright KR, Madden V, Bayes B, et al. Default Palliative Care Consultation for Seriously Ill Hospitalized Patients: A Pragmatic Cluster Randomized Trial. JAMA 2024 Jan 16;331(3):224-232. PMID 38227032
- White DB, Angus DC, Shields AM, et al. A Randomized Trial of a Family-Support Intervention in Intensive Care Units. N Engl J Med 2018 Jun 21;378(25):2365-2375. PMID 29791247
- Detsky ME, Harhay MO, Bayard DF, et al. Discriminative Accuracy of Physician and Nurse Predictions for Survival and Functional Outcomes 6 Months After an ICU Admission. JAMA 2017 Jun 6;317(21):2187-2195. PMID 28528347
- Carson SS, Cox CE, Wallenstein S, et al. Effect of Palliative Care-Led Meetings for Families of Patients With Chronic Critical Illness: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA 2016 Jul 5;316(1):51-62. PMID 27380343