Advance Care Planning Initiatives in Critical Care Centers in Japan: A Case Report

Yuni Kamimura; Michihiro Tsubaki; Jun Hattori; Marina Oi; Takaaki Maruhashi; Haruyo Ota; Miho Oki; Kota Takanashi; Maika Takahashi; Yoko Sakurai; Yasushi Asari

doi:10.1002/ccr3.9703

Advance Care Planning Initiatives in Critical Care Centers in Japan: A Case Report

Clin Case Rep. 2025 Jan 7;13(1):e9703. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.9703. eCollection 2025 Jan.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Department of Nursing, Emergency and Disaster Medical Center Kitasato University Hospital Sagamihara Japan.
² Department of Clinical Nursing Kitasato University School of Nursing Sagamihara Japan.
³ Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine Kitasato University School of Medicine Sagamihara Japan.

Abstract

This report examines the promotion of advance care planning (ACP) for patients admitted to critical care centers and discharged to home. Emergency transport experience allows patients and their families to realistically discuss her ACP.

Keywords: advance care planning; case report; critical care centers; electronic patient‐reported outcomes; emergency department.