Models for structuring a clinical initiative to enhance palliative care in the intensive care unit: a report from the IPAL-ICU Project (Improving Palliative Care in the ICU)
Title
Models for structuring a clinical initiative to enhance palliative care in the intensive care unit: a report from the IPAL-ICU Project (Improving Palliative Care in the ICU)
Creator
Nelson JE; Bassett R; Boss RD; Brasel KJ; Campbell ML; Cortez TB; Curtis JR; Lustbader DR; Mulkerin C; Puntillo KA; Ray DE; Weissman DE; Improve Palliative Care in the Intensive Care Unit Project
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Critical Care Medicine
Date
2010
Subject
Humans; Palliative Care; Critical Care; Models; ICU Decision Making; Organizational
Description
OBJECTIVE: To describe models used in successful clinical initiatives to improve the quality of palliative care in critical care settings. DATA SOURCES: We searched the MEDLINE database from inception to April 2010 for all English language articles using the terms "intensive care," "critical care," or "ICU" and "palliative care"; we also hand-searched reference lists and author files. Based on review and synthesis of these data and the experiences of our interdisciplinary expert Advisory Board, we prepared this consensus report. DATA EXTRACTION AND SYNTHESIS: We critically reviewed the existing data with a focus on models that have been used to structure clinical initiatives to enhance palliative care for critically ill patients in intensive care units and their families. CONCLUSIONS: There are two main models for intensive care unit-palliative care integration: 1) the "consultative model," which focuses on increasing the involvement and effectiveness of palliative care consultants in the care of intensive care unit patients and their families, particularly those patients identified as at highest risk for poor outcomes; and 2) the "integrative model," which seeks to embed palliative care principles and interventions into daily practice by the intensive care unit team for all patients and families facing critical illness. These models are not mutually exclusive but rather represent the ends of a spectrum of approaches. Choosing an overall approach from among these models should be one of the earliest steps in planning an intensive care unit-palliative care initiative. This process entails a careful and realistic assessment of available resources, attitudes of key stakeholders, structural aspects of intensive care unit care, and patterns of local practice in the intensive care unit and hospital. A well-structured intensive care unit-palliative care initiative can provide important benefits for patients, families, and providers.
2010-09
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Nelson JE; Bassett R; Boss RD; Brasel KJ; Campbell ML; Cortez TB; Curtis JR; Lustbader DR; Mulkerin C; Puntillo KA; Ray DE; Weissman DE; Improve Palliative Care in the Intensive Care Unit Project, “Models for structuring a clinical initiative to enhance palliative care in the intensive care unit: a report from the IPAL-ICU Project (Improving Palliative Care in the ICU),” Pediatric Palliative Care Library, accessed February 13, 2025, https://pedpalascnetlibrary.omeka.net/items/show/14198.