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Estimating the effect of palliative care interventions and advance care planning on ICU utilization: A systematic review

Findings
  • Evidence Summary
    Evidence Summary
  • Supporting technical documents that are health systems-relevant
    Not usually available for this document type
  • Scientific Abstract
    PubMed
Recency, quality and context of the findings
  • Last year literature searched
    Not yet available
  • Year Published
    2015
  • Quality Rating
    7/10 (AMSTAR rating from Program in Policy Decision-making)
  • Countries in which studies (included in the synthesis) were conducted
    USA (18); Australia (3); France (1)
  • Global/regional focus
    Not yet available
  • Country focus
    USA (18); Australia (3); France (1)
  • Low - and middle-income country (LMIC) focus
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Additional details about the research
  • Type of document
    Systematic review of effects
  • Type of question
    Effectiveness
  • Focus
    Specific
  • Target
    Individual
  • Priority Area
    Not applicable
  • Health system topic(s)
    Delivery arrangements
    How care is designed to meet consumers' needs
    Package of care/care pathways/disease management
    By whom care is provided
    Staff/self - Shared decision-making
    Implementation strategies
    Consumer-targeted strategy
    Communication and decision-making facilitation
  • Theme
    Optimal aging
  • Domain
    Sectors
    Primary care
    Hospital care
    Providers
    Physicians
    Nurse
Publication details
  • Citation
    Khandelwal N, Kross EK, Engelberg RA, Coe NB, Long AC, Curtis JR. Estimating the Effect of Palliative Care Interventions and Advance Care Planning on ICU Utilization: A Systematic Review. Crit Care Med. 2015.
  • DOI
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