Palliation, end-of-life care and burns; concepts, decision-making and communication – A narrative review
Palliative care is the turn from cure as the priority of care to symptom relief and comfort care. Although very little is published in the burn literature on palliative care, guidelines can be gleaned from the general literature on palliative care, particularly for acute surgical and critical care p...
Main Authors: | Daan den Hollander, Rene Albertyn, Julia Amber |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-06-01
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Series: | African Journal of Emergency Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211419X20300045 |
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