Analysis
Pandemic palliative care: beyond ventilators and saving lives
Amit Arya, Sandy Buchman, Bruno Gagnon and James Downar
CMAJ April 14, 2020 192 (15) E400-E404; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.200465
Amit Arya
Division of Palliative Care (Arya, Buchman), Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Division of Palliative Care (Arya, Buchman), Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Departments of Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine (Gagnon), Cancer Research Centre, Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Division of Palliative Care (Downar), Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa; Department of Palliative Care (Downar), Bruyère Continuing Care Ottawa, Ont.
MDSandy Buchman
Division of Palliative Care (Arya, Buchman), Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Division of Palliative Care (Arya, Buchman), Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Departments of Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine (Gagnon), Cancer Research Centre, Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Division of Palliative Care (Downar), Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa; Department of Palliative Care (Downar), Bruyère Continuing Care Ottawa, Ont.
MDBruno Gagnon
Division of Palliative Care (Arya, Buchman), Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Division of Palliative Care (Arya, Buchman), Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Departments of Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine (Gagnon), Cancer Research Centre, Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Division of Palliative Care (Downar), Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa; Department of Palliative Care (Downar), Bruyère Continuing Care Ottawa, Ont.
MD MScJames Downar
Division of Palliative Care (Arya, Buchman), Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Division of Palliative Care (Arya, Buchman), Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Departments of Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine (Gagnon), Cancer Research Centre, Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Division of Palliative Care (Downar), Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa; Department of Palliative Care (Downar), Bruyère Continuing Care Ottawa, Ont.
MDCM MHSc (Bioethics)Data supplements
Related Articles
- Rozzini, R., & Bianchetti, A. (2020). COVID Towers: low- and medium-intensity care for patients not in the ICU. CMAJ, 192(17), E463-E464. Accessed April 22, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.75334.
- Lewin, W. (2020). Making treatment recommendations during the COVID-19 pandemic. CMAJ, 192(19), E521. Accessed April 22, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.75485.
- Arya, A., Buchman, S., Gagnon, B., & Downar, J. (2020). Soins palliatifs en temps de pandémie: au-delà des respirateurs et des vies à sauver. CMAJ, 192(42), E1288-E1293. Accessed April 22, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.200465-f.
In this issue
Article tools
Respond to this article
Pandemic palliative care: beyond ventilators and saving lives
Amit Arya, Sandy Buchman, Bruno Gagnon, James Downar
CMAJ Apr 2020, 192 (15) E400-E404; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.200465
Jump to section
Related Articles
Cited By...
- Patient safety and hospital visiting at the end of life during COVID-19 restrictions in Aotearoa New Zealand: a qualitative study
- Physician and administrator experience of preparing to implement Ontarios intensive care unit Triage Emergency Standard of Care during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study
- Comorbidities, symptoms and end-of-life medication use in hospitalised decedents before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a retrospective regional cohort study in Ottawa, Canada
- Impact of COVID-19 on care at the end of life during the first months of the pandemic from the perspective of healthcare professionals from different settings: a qualitative interview study (the CO-LIVE study)
- End-of-life care in natural disasters including epidemics and pandemics: a systematic review
- The CCEDRRN COVID-19 Mortality Score to predict death among nonpalliative patients with COVID-19 presenting to emergency departments: a derivation and validation study
- Exploring key stakeholders attitudes and opinions on medical assistance in dying and palliative care in Canada: a qualitative study protocol
- Palliative care for people who use substances during communicable disease epidemics and pandemics: a scoping review protocol
- DERIVATION AND VALIDATION OF A CLINICAL SCORE TO PREDICT DEATH AMONG NON-PALLIATIVE COVID-19 PATIENTS PRESENTING TO EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS: THE CCEDRRN COVID MORTALITY SCORE
- TRACKING AND PREDICTING COVID-19 RADIOLOGICAL TRAJECTORY USING DEEP LEARNING ON CHEST X-RAYS: INITIAL ACCURACY TESTING
- COVID-19 emergency and palliative medicine: an intervention model
- Prise en charge de la dyspnee en fin de vie
- Development of a framework for critical care resource allocation for the COVID-19 pandemic in Saskatchewan
- Neuropalliative care essentials for the COVID-19 crisis
- Dying individuals and suffering populations: applying a population-level bioethics lens to palliative care in humanitarian contexts: before, during and after the COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 and people experiencing homelessness: challenges and mitigation strategies
- Dementia in the COVID-19 Period
- The role of palliative care in COVID-19
- Management of dyspnea at the end of life
- Making treatment recommendations during the COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID Towers: low- and medium-intensity care for patients not in the ICU