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cord-304602-jpxjiaru	Anneser, Johanna	Dying patients with COVID-19: What should Hospital Palliative Care Teams (HPCTs) be prepared for?	2020-06-23		.txt	text/plain	1652	98	55	title: Dying patients with COVID-19: What should Hospital Palliative Care Teams (HPCTs) be prepared for? SIGNIFICANCE OF RESULTS: COVID-19 patients who are not eligible for ICU treatment may have a particularly high need for palliative care. Based on the case report, we discuss challenges and difficulties HPCTs may face when treating a palliative COVID-19 patient during the pandemic. Well before the pandemic reaches its peak or before the next pandemic wave, HCPTs should proactively facilitate discussions regarding medical indications for ICU treatment, if possible also in patients who are not yet followed by the palliative care team. As stated before (Borasio et al., 2020) , it is not the scope nor the competence of palliative care specialists to use different triage criteria, but in this process, HPCTs should ensure that the patients, who are not eligible for ICU treatment, will receive adequate medication for symptom control and help to prevent that patients and their families feel abandoned.	./cache/cord-304602-jpxjiaru.txt	./txt/cord-304602-jpxjiaru.txt