TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Palliative Care
A1  - Kang, Tammy
A1  - Ragsdale, Lindsay Burns
A1  - Licht, Daniel J.
A1  - Mayer, Oscar H.
A1  - Santucci, Gina
A1  - Hill, Malinda Ann
A1  - Hwang, Jennifer
A1  - Feudtner, Chris
A2  - Zaoutis, Lisa B.
A2  - Chiang, Vincent W.
PY  - 2017
T2  - Comprehensive Pediatric Hospital Medicine, 2e
AB  - The  field  of  pediatric  palliative  medicine  has  undergone  significant  growth  in  the  last  decade.  Palliative  care  services  were  once  only  considered  appropriate  for  children  who  were  imminently  dying,  but  are  now  recognized  as  vital  to  the  care  of  those  with  complex  potentially  life-threatening  conditions.  Hospitals  that  care  for  the  approximately  55,000  children  who  die  each  year  in  the  United  States  have  an  obligation  to  provide  excellent  pediatric  palliative  care.1-3  Although  palliative  care  is  becoming  standard  of  care  in  many  hospitals,  on  average  only  10%  of  pediatric  patients  who  are  eligible  receive  palliative  care.1  A  recent  survey  by  the  Center  to  Advance  Palliative  Care  found  that  although  69%  of  hospitals  caring  for  children  had  a  pediatric  palliative  care  program,  the  staffing  and  scope  of  programs  varied  widely.4  Healthcare  professionals  find  this  domain  of  practice  extremely  difficult  and  referral  for  services  is  sometimes  delayed  or  omitted.  This  chapter  addresses  the  core  challenges  of  providing  palliative  care,  supplying  practical  and,  to  the  extent  possible,  evidence-based  answers  to  these  challenges.  
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PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/19
UR  - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1146112786
ER  -