Ethical Issues and Palliative Care in the Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit Keith M. Swetz, MD, MA, J. Keith Mansel, MD Cardiology Clinics Volume 31, Issue 4, Pages 657-668 (November 2013) DOI: 10.1016/j.ccl.2013.07.013 Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions
Fig. 1 Proposed trajectories of patients approaching the end of life. (From Lunney JR, Lynn J, Hogan C. Profiles of older Medicare decedents. J Am Geriatr Soc 2002;50(6):1109; with permission.) Cardiology Clinics 2013 31, 657-668DOI: (10.1016/j.ccl.2013.07.013) Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions
Fig. 2 Care across a patient’s life span. EOLC, end-of-life care; ICP, integrated care pathway. (From Macaden SC. Moving toward a national policy on palliative and end of life care. Indian J Palliat Care 2011;17(Suppl):S42–4; with permission.) Cardiology Clinics 2013 31, 657-668DOI: (10.1016/j.ccl.2013.07.013) Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions