End of Life in the Neurological Intensive Care Unit: Is Extubating to Comfort Care Comfortable?

J Pain Symptom Manage. 2019 Oct;58(4):e14-e16. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2019.07.004. Epub 2019 Jul 11.

Authors

Angela Yeh¹, Christopher Pietras², David Wallenstein³, Peifeng Hu⁴

Affiliations

¹ UCLA Department of Medicine Division of Hospitalist Medicine Palliative Care Program, Los Angeles, California, USA. Electronic address: ayeh@mednet.ucla.edu.
² UCLA Department of Medicine Division of Hospitalist Medicine Palliative Care Program, Los Angeles, California, USA.
³ UCLA Department of Family Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA.
⁴ UCLA Department of Medicine Division of Geriatrics, Los Angeles, California, USA.

PMID: 31302260
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2019.07.004

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Airway Extubation / adverse effects*
Critical Care*
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Patient Comfort*
Retrospective Studies
Symptom Assessment
Terminal Care*
Time Factors
Young Adult