Characteristics and Palliative Care Needs of COVID-19 Patients Receiving Comfort-Directed Care

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2020 Jun;68(6):1162-1164. doi: 10.1111/jgs.16507. Epub 2020 May 6.

Authors

He Sun¹, Jihae Lee¹, Benjamin J Meyer², Ellen L Myers², Mia S Nishikawa², Jonah L Tischler², Craig D Blinderman¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, Adult Palliative Care Service, Columbia University Irving Medical Center/NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York, USA.
² Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA.

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Betacoronavirus*
COVID-19
Coronavirus Infections / therapy*
Coronavirus Infections / virology
Female
Health Services Needs and Demand*
Humans
Male
New York / epidemiology
Palliative Care / methods*
Pandemics
Patient Comfort / methods*
Pneumonia, Viral / therapy*
Pneumonia, Viral / virology
SARS-CoV-2
Terminal Care / methods