Early Admission to Community-Based Palliative Care Reduces Use of Emergency Departments in the Ninety Days before Death

Early Admission to Community-Based Palliative Care Reduces Use of Emergency Departments in the Ninety Days before Death

Background: Overcrowded emergency departments (EDs) and the staff within them are often not able to address the complex physical and psychosocial needs of people at the end of life. While some studies have suggested that the ED environment should be adapted and staff trained to address this issue, t...

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Main Authors: McNamara, Beverley, Rosenwax, Lorna, Murray, Kevin, Currow, D.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc Publishers 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/23098

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