Palliation in pediatric otorhinolaryngology

Udayan K Shah; Elissa G Miller; Carly Levy

doi:10.1016/j.ijporl.2018.07.016

Palliation in pediatric otorhinolaryngology

Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2018 Oct:113:22-25. doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2018.07.016. Epub 2018 Jul 11.

Authors

Udayan K Shah¹, Elissa G Miller², Carly Levy²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Division of Palliative Medicine, Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE, USA.

PMID: 30173990
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2018.07.016

Abstract

Palliation in pediatric otorhinolaryngology is a rarely discussed but important aspect of care. This review encapsulates current thinking on pediatric palliative care (PC) and demonstrates, through one case, the impact of integrating PC into clinical care. We encourage early consideration of pediatric palliative care approaches for children with complex otorhinolaryngologic disorders.

Keywords: Clinical care; Otorhinolaryngology; Palliation; Palliative care; Pan-cranialsynostosis; Pediatrics.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Acrocephalosyndactylia / diagnosis
Acrocephalosyndactylia / therapy*
Craniofacial Dysostosis / diagnosis
Craniofacial Dysostosis / therapy*
Diagnosis, Differential
Fatal Outcome
Humans
Infant
Male
Otolaryngology
Palliative Care / ethics
Palliative Care / methods*
Pediatrics
Professional-Family Relations / ethics