TY - JOUR
T1 - Palliative care in coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic
T2 - Position statement of the Indian association of palliative care
AU - Damani, Anuja
AU - Ghoshal, Arunangshu
AU - Rao, Krithika
AU - Singhai, Pankaj
AU - Rayala, Spandana
AU - Rao, Seema
AU - Ganpathy, K. V.
AU - Krishnadasan, Nisha
AU - Verginia, Lt
AU - Vallath, Nandini
AU - Palat, Gayatri
AU - Venkateshwaran, Chitra
AU - Jeba, Jenifer
AU - Matthews, Lulu
AU - MacAden, Stanley
AU - Muckaden, Mary
AU - Simha, Srinagesh
AU - Salins, Naveen
AU - Johnson, Jeremy
AU - Butola, Savita
AU - Bhatnagar, Sushma
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2020/6
Y1 - 2020/6
N2 - The global pandemic involving severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 has brought new challenges to clinical practice and care in the provision of palliative care. This position statement of the Indian Association of Palliative Care (IAPC) represents the collective opinion of the experts chosen by the society and reports on the current situation based on recent scientific evidence. It purports to guide all health-care professionals caring for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients and recommends palliative care principles into government decisions and policies. The statement provides recommendations for palliative care for both adults and children with severe COVID-19 illness, cancer, and chronic end-stage organ impairment in the hospital, hospice, and home setting. Holistic care incorporating physical, psychological, social, and spiritual support for patients and their families together with recommendations on the rational use of personal protective equipment has been discussed in brief. Detailed information can be accessed freely from the website of the IAPC http://www.palliativecare.in/. We hope that this position statement will serve as a guiding light in these uncertain times.
AB - The global pandemic involving severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 has brought new challenges to clinical practice and care in the provision of palliative care. This position statement of the Indian Association of Palliative Care (IAPC) represents the collective opinion of the experts chosen by the society and reports on the current situation based on recent scientific evidence. It purports to guide all health-care professionals caring for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients and recommends palliative care principles into government decisions and policies. The statement provides recommendations for palliative care for both adults and children with severe COVID-19 illness, cancer, and chronic end-stage organ impairment in the hospital, hospice, and home setting. Holistic care incorporating physical, psychological, social, and spiritual support for patients and their families together with recommendations on the rational use of personal protective equipment has been discussed in brief. Detailed information can be accessed freely from the website of the IAPC http://www.palliativecare.in/. We hope that this position statement will serve as a guiding light in these uncertain times.
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U2 - 10.4103/IJPC.IJPC_207_2
DO - 10.4103/IJPC.IJPC_207_2
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85090693904
SN - 0973-1075
VL - 26
SP - S3-S7
JO - Indian Journal of Palliative Care
JF - Indian Journal of Palliative Care
IS - 5
ER -
