Abstract

The timely integration of palliative medicine is an important component in the treatment of various advanced diseases. While aGerman S‑3-guideline on palliative medicine exists for patients with incurable cancer, arecommendation for non-oncological patients and especially for palliative patients presenting in the emergency department or intensive care unit is missing to date. Based on the present consensus paper, the palliative care aspects of the respective medical disciplines are addressed. The timely integration of palliative care aims to improve quality of life and symptom control in clinical acute and emergency medicine as well as intensive care.

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