09.14.2017

Two New Fast Facts Topics Released

The Palliative Care Network of Wisconsin (PCNOW) is an organization dedicated to increasing the availability of quality palliative care services for people facing serious illness and resources for health care professionals.  PCNOW provides peer-reviewed, evidence-based summaries of key palliative care topics (“Fast Facts”). Fast Fact #339 reviews the role of palliative care teams in caring for adults on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) (a.k.a. extracorporeal life-support) and their families. Fast Fact #340 examines the role of skeletal muscle relaxants in palliative care. Select the links below to view these Fast Facts.

Links to Fast Facts:  ECMO #339 (8/2017) and Skeletal Muscle Relaxants #340 (9/2017)