Little is known about the role of pediatric palliative care (PPC) programs in providing support for home compassionate extubation (HCE) when families choose to spend their child's end of life at home. Two cases are presented that highlight the ways in which the involvement of PPC teams can help to make the option available, help ensure continuity of family-centered care between hospital and home, and promote the availability of psychosocial support for the child and their entire family, health care team members, and community.
Postier, A., Catrine, K. & Remke, S. 2018. Interdisciplinary pediatric palliative care team involvement in compassionate extubation at home: from shared decision making to bereavement. Children, 5 (3) (online version)
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