Multicenter exploration of specialist palliative care in patients with left ventricular assist devices – a retrospective study
This largest European multicenter investigation of LVAD-patients receiving specialist palliative care shows a late integration and high physical and psychosocial symptom burden. This study highlights the urgent need for earlier integration to identify and address poorly controlled symptoms. Further studies and educational efforts are needed to close the gap between guideline-recommendations and the current status quo.
Authors
- Manuela Schallenburger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3364-6137)
- Johannes Rosenbruch
- Christian Jung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8325-250X)
- Jacqueline Schwartz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0945-1292)
- Carmen Roch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5891-5842)
- Jan Gaertner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1176-3164)
- Yann-Nicolas Batzler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4436-6448)
- Anja Coym
- Steffen T. Simon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6884-1813)
- Theresa Tenge (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3230-6517)
- Mitra Tewes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8868-8329)
- Udo Boeken (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8128-9659)
- Martin Neukirchen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2287-7896)
- Stefan Meier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5924-0357)
- Ute Hiby
- Shaylin Shahinzad
Institutions
- Rhön-Klinikum (DE)
- Universität Hamburg (DE)
- University of Basel (CH)
- LMU Klinikum (DE)
- Düsseldorf University Hospital (DE)
- Integrated Oncology (United States) (US)
- University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (DE)
- Universitätsklinikum Würzburg (DE)
- University Hospital Cologne (DE)
- Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (DE)
- University of Duisburg-Essen (DE)
- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Palliative Care
- Published
- 2024-09-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-024-01563-8
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.55