Palliative Care Consults Among Critically Ill Patients: Does Timing Matter?

Ankita Mehta, Emily Chai, Samuel Acquah, Joshua Lasseigne, Amy Newman, Li Zeng, Laura P. Gelfman, Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, James J. Peters VA Medical Center

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®

Published online on July 28, 2025

Abstract

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, Ahead of Print.
IntroductionData supports the need for palliative care for critically ill patients. It is unclear if clinicians are able to identify which patients would benefit most from an in-ICU consult by the palliative care team. Given the limitations of our data, ...