Impact of palliative care consultations for patients admitted to Maine Medical Center with acute exacerbations of COPD

Authors

Benjamin Jarrett
Isabella Strumpf
Rebecca Hutchinson, Maine Medical Center

Document Type

Poster

Publication Date

5-1-2019

Institution/Department

Palliative Care

MeSH Headings

Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive, Palliative Care

Abstract

Background and purpose:

• COPD is the 3rd leading cause of death.

• Specialty Palliative Care (PC) is underutilized in COPD patients.

•PC involvement has been shown to improve quality of life and satisfaction with overall care.

• We sought to evaluate the association of receipt of palliative medicine consultation during an admission for acute exacerbation of COPD with a documented Goals of Care conversations and/or presence of an advanced directive and/or POLST.

Comments

Lambrew Research Retreat

Recommended Citation

Jarrett, Benjamin; Strumpf, Isabella; and Hutchinson, Rebecca, "Impact of palliative care consultations for patients admitted to Maine Medical Center with acute exacerbations of COPD" (2019). Maine Medical Center. 695.
https://knowledgeconnection.mainehealth.org/mmc/695