Top Ten Tips Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know About Solid Organ Transplantation.

Murakami, Naoka; Baggett, Nathan D; Schwarze, Margaret L; Ladin, Keren; Courtwright, Andrew M; Goldberg, Hilary J; Nolley, Eric P; Jain, Nelia et al. · J Palliat Med · 2022

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Abstract

Solid organ transplantation (SOT) is a life-saving procedure for people with end-stage organ failure. However, patients experience significant symptom burden, complex decision making, morbidity, and mortality during both pre- and post-transplant periods. Palliative care (PC) is well suited and historically underdelivered for the transplant population. This article, written by a team of transplant specialists (surgeons, cardiologists, nephrologists, hepatologists, and pulmonologists), PC clinicians, and an ethics specialist, shares 10 high-yield tips for PC clinicians to consider when caring for SOT patients.

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