End-of-life decisions guiding the palliative care of cancer patients visiting emergency department in South Western Finland: a retrospective cohort study

End-of-life decisions guiding the palliative care of cancer patients visiting emergency department in South Western Finland: a retrospective cohort study

Abstract Background Until recently, palliative care (PC) resources in Finland have been sparse. To meet the increasing need for PC an end-of-life (EOL) care project has been ongoing in South Western Finland since 2012, and in 2015, a weekday palliative outpatient clinic was established in Turku Univ...

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Main Authors: Outi M. Hirvonen, Jenni E. Alalahti, Kari J. Syrjänen, Sirkku M. Jyrkkiö
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-12-01
Series:BMC Palliative Care
Subjects:
End-of-life project
Palliative care
Cancer
Emergency department
Advance care planning
Palliative outpatient clinic
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12904-018-0383-4

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