Palliative Care of the Infant and Child in the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit

Suzanne Crowe, Maeve McAllister, Roisin Ni Charra, Ann-Marie Crowe and Julie Edwards

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Abstract: In this chapter we discuss the delivery of palliative care in the paediatric intensive care unit environment. Illustrated by challenging cases, we describe the role of intensive care in symptom management for the child with terminal or life-limiting illness. We detail the importance of a multidisciplinary team and their roles in the provision of individualised care for the child and their family. The importance of family-centred care and advance care planning is expanded upon. In addition, we explore end of life issues that are particular to children in intensive care such as withdrawal of life-sustaining therapies and organ donation. Finally, we discuss how to ensure the delivery of high-quality palliative care in the paediatric intensive care environment.

Keywords: Paediatrics; PICU; Palliative Care; Family- centred; Symptom control (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I11 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.97275

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