书目名称 | Palliative Care in Cardiac Intensive Care Units | 编辑 | Massimo Romanò | 视频video | | 概述 | Presents comprehensive coverage of the topic.Improves the care of patients admitted to the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, by addressing their needs, symptom evaluation and treatment.Improves the trainin | 图书封面 |  | 描述 | .This book analyzes the main topics of Palliative Care in Cardiac Intensive Care Units (CICU), from the changing epidemiology of patients admitted to the ICU, to the main clinical and ethical issues. ..The changing epidemiology of patients has led to new and emerging patient needs at the end of life. Care has shifted from acute coronary syndrome patients towards elderly patients, with a high prevalence of non-ischemic cardiovascular diseases and a high burden of non-cardiovascular comorbid conditions: both increase the susceptibility of patients to developing life-threatening critical conditions. These conditions are associated with a significant symptom burden, high mortality rate, and increased length of stay...The main new challenges involve shared decision-making, symptom control (pain, dyspnea, etc.), and ethical issues (withholding/withdrawing life sustaining treatments, deactivation of implanted cardiac devices, palliative sedation), all of which necessitate formal education on end-of-life care. ..Written by opinion leaders in their respective fields, who share their experience with improving the cultural and clinical competence of medical/nursing teams, this volume is chief | 出版日期 | Book 2021 | 关键词 | End of Life; Heart Failure; Deactivation of Implantable Cardiac Devices; Supportive Care; Withholding/Wi | 版次 | 1 | doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-80112-0 | isbn_softcover | 978-3-030-80114-4 | isbn_ebook | 978-3-030-80112-0 | copyright | The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerl |
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