Easing the Tension Between Palliative Care and Intensive Care in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

J Palliat Care. 2018 Jul;33(3):123-124. doi: 10.1177/0825859718782505.

Anand S Iyer^{1

2}, Roberto P Benzo³, Marie A Bakitas^{4

5}

¹ 1 Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
² 2 Health Services, Outcomes, and Effectiveness Research Training Program, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
³ 3 Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Mindful Breathing Laboratory, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
⁴ 4 Center for Palliative and Supportive Care, Division of Gerontology, Geriatrics, and Palliative Care, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
⁵ 5 School of Nursing, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.

No abstract available

Keywords: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; end-of-life care; palliative care.

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