Surgical Palliative Care (Integrating Palliative Care)

Part of the Integrating Palliative Care series, this volume on surgical palliative care guides readers through the core palliative skills and knowledge needed to deliver high value care for patients with life-limiting, critical, and terminal illness under surgical care.

Chapters explore the historical, philosophical, and spiritual principles of surgical palliative care, and follow the progression of the seriously ill surgical patient' s journey from the pre-operative encounter, to the invasive procedure, to the post-operative setting, and on to survivorship.