SAVED – a mnemonic to facilitate palliative care integration in the Emergency Department

Authors

Sabrina Corrêa da Costa Ribeiro Departamento de Emergência, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil

Decision-making, Emergency, Palliative care, Functional status

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