High-risk communication at the time of hospice enrollment: Standardizing pediatric hospital to hospice sign out

Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2018 May;65(5):e26957. doi: 10.1002/pbc.26957. Epub 2018 Jan 9.

Authors

Katharine E Brock^{1

2

3}, Erin Mullaney³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia.
² Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia.
³ Pediatric Palliative Care, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia.

PMID: 29316180
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.26957

No abstract available

Keywords: end-of-life care; handoff; hospice; palliative care; pediatric oncology; sign out.

MeSH terms

Child
Communication*
Hospice Care / standards*
Hospitals, Pediatric / standards*
Humans
Neoplasms / psychology*
Neoplasms / therapy*
Palliative Care / standards*
Prognosis
Terminal Care / standards*