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“The Patient Is Dying, Please Call the Chaplain”: The Activities of Chaplains in One Medical Center's Intensive Care Units Philip J. Choi, MD, Farr A. Curlin, MD, Christopher E. Cox, MD, MPH Journal of Pain and Symptom Management Volume 50, Issue 4, Pages (October 2015) DOI: /j.jpainsymman Copyright © 2015 American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine Terms and Conditions
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Fig. 1 Graphical depiction comparing ICU chaplain consults to total ICU admissions. Chaplain consults represent a small proportion of total ICU admissions, with most of these consults occurring in patients who were mechanically ventilated and died in the ICU. Communication between chaplain and physician occurs infrequently. ICU = intensive care unit. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management , DOI: ( /j.jpainsymman ) Copyright © 2015 American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine Terms and Conditions
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