International Journal of Gerontology
Volume 2, Issue 2 , Pages 33-34, June 2008

Connecting Palliative Care and Intensive Care in Taiwan

  • Jonathan Gillis

      Affiliations

    • Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, The Children's Hospital at Westmead
    • University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
    • ,
  • Chuan-Tsai Lai

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Min-Ling Lin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nursing, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Department of Mackay Medicine, Nursing and Management College, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Shih-Yi Lee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mackay Medicine, Nursing and Management College, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Shih-Yi Lee, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, 92, Section 2, Chung-Shan North Road, Taipei 104, Taiwan

Accepted 20 January 2008.

Summary 

One of the major responsibilities of an intensivist is the end-of-life care of critically ill patients who are dying despite intensive care therapy. We reviewed the history of the development of palliative care in Taiwan and recommend how palliative care can be introduced into intensive care practice in Taiwan.

Key Words:  intensive care , palliative care

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PII: S1873-9598(08)70008-5

doi:10.1016/S1873-9598(08)70008-5

International Journal of Gerontology
Volume 2, Issue 2 , Pages 33-34, June 2008

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