Background: Pediatric palliative care (PPC) consultation is infrequent among children on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). Objective(s): Investigate intensive care unit (ICU) team members' perceptions of automatic PPC consultation for…
Pediatric palliative care (PPC) provides an extra layer of support for families caring for a child with complex heart disease as these patients often experience lifelong morbidities with frequent hospitalizations and risk of early mortality. PPC…
OBJECTIVE:: To describe parents' experience of organ donation decision making in the case of donation after circulatory determination of death. DESIGN:: Qualitative exploratory analysis. SETTING:: Participants were recruited from the ICU of a single…