Palliative care in pediatric heart failure and transplantation.

Related Articles Palliative care in pediatric heart failure and transplantation. Curr Opin Pediatr. 2019 10;31(5):611-616 Authors: Kaufman BD, Cohen HJ Abstract PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Advanced heart failure in children is characterized by dynamic clinical trajectories, uncertainty of prognosis, and intermittent need for difficult decision-making, often related to novel therapeutic interventions with uncertain impact on quality of life. This review will examine the current role of palliative care to support this unique population. RECENT FINDINGS: Pediatric heart failure patients commonly die in ICUs with high burden of invasive therapies together with end of life care needs. In addition, several studies advocate…
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