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- Kirsten G Engel and Tammie E Quest.
- Division of Palliative Care and Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
- J Palliat Med. 2024 Jan 1; 27 (1): 139142139-142.
AbstractIn this first segment of the emergency palliative care case series, we present a patient who arrives to the emergency department (ED) with signs of impending death in the setting of a newly diagnosed nonsurvivable condition. The patient has a history of chronic and serious illness including metastatic lung cancer, but her ED presentation is prompted by new symptoms of abdominal pain and diarrhea that are not immediately attributable to her known history and reflect the onset of a catastrophic process. Palliative care consultation is requested after surgery determines that that patient is not a candidate for surgical intervention. The palliative care provider plays an important role in supporting aggressive symptom management, elucidating goals of care, and rapidly facilitating disposition.
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