Palliative and End-of-Life Care During Critical Cardiovascular Illness
Published: May 15, 2025
- Palliative care (PC) is an interdisciplinary approach aimed at optimizing quality of life and addressing physical, emotional, psychosocial, and spiritual needs.
- However, despite its benefits, PC remains underutilized in the CICU, limiting its potential to improve patient and caregiver outcomes.
- This statement discusses the role of PC care in various cardiovascular (CV) conditions encountered in the CICU and emphasizes the need for standardized education to prepare clinicians to meet the complex needs of critically ill CV patients.