Impact of a Comprehensive Palliative Quality Improvement Initiative (ICU-PAL) in a Medical-Surgical Intensive Care Unit
Implementing the ICU-PAL qualitive improvement initiative was associated with a consistent increase in the median average hospital-wide palliative care consultations over several years and a progressively increased rate of early family meetings in critically ill patients after its deployment.
Authors
- Sanaz Kashan
- Mauricio Danckers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6387-1060)
- Michele Iguina (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2280-7350)
- Umair Shaikh
- MANJOT MALHI
- Aunie Danyalian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-6147-8225)
- Dionne Morgan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7605-6575)
- Daniel Heller
Institutions
- Piedmont Atlanta Hospital (US)
- Aventura Hospital and Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- HCA Healthcare Journal of Medicine
- Published
- 2025-02-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.36518/2689-0216.1751
- Primary Topic
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00