Effects of palliative care consultation service on decedents experiencing end-stage heart failure: a 4-year observational study
PCCS in patients diagnosed with end-stage heart failure during EOL could significantly increase their opioid use and reduce some forms of aggressive treatments during EOL.
Authors
- Lung-Chun Lee
- Jia-Jyun Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4468-1461)
- Wei‐Min Chu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9870-8362)
- Lian-Shin Lin
- Chin-Yi Chao
- Ling-Hui Huang
- Szu-Pei Chien
- Pi-Shan Hsu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-0491-6413)
- Peiyu Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0693-2776)
- Chunli Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8891-1797)
Institutions
- Kaohsiung Medical University (TW)
- National Taiwan University (TW)
- Taichung Veterans General Hospital (TW)
- Chung Shan Medical University (TW)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Palliative Care
- Published
- 2025-04-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-025-01686-6
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.88
Funders
- Taichung Veterans General Hospital