Category Archives: Palliative Care and Intensive Care

End of life care in the ICU: The invisible patient.

Posted on October 17, 2023 by pallcare

There are significant challenges in providing palliative care in India, including in Intensive Care. For the last blog in our palliative care and intensive care blog series, Seema R Rao reflects on the challenges of providing patient-centred, culturally sensitive care. … Continue reading →

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Read all about it! The top 10 EAPC blogs for 2022. 

Posted on August 29, 2023 by pallcare

We are delighted to announce the most read posts published in 2022!  In 2022, the EAPC blog had readers in 186 countries across the world and it had over 89,000 views. This fantastic achievement is only possible because of the … Continue reading →

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End of life care in hospital: why fresh air matters.

Posted on August 1, 2023 by pallcare

Access to the outside used to be a rare commodity for people being treated in hospitals. Yet there is a quiet revolution underway to support people to be able to access fresh air, even in intensive care. For the next … Continue reading →

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Improving patient comfort when withdrawing mechanical ventilation at the end of life.

Posted on December 6, 2022 by pallcare

There were many highlights at the EAPC 12th World Research Congress, including the excellent posters which were on display.  The overall poster winner was Margaret L. Campbell and colleagues from Wayne State University, United States of America.  For the next … Continue reading →

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A life or death decision? Who should decide who receives ICU care.

Posted on November 8, 2022 by pallcare

For the next in our intensive care and palliative care series, Pål Klepstad, ICU medical director and professor in Norway, reflects on who should be making decisions about whether intensive care treatment is in a patient’s best interest. For patients … Continue reading →

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