Improving outpatient advance care planning for adults with congenital or pediatric heart disease followed in a pediatric heart failure and transplant clinic

ConclusionsThe percentage of documented ADs in adults seen in the HF and Transplant Clinic at a quaternary children's hospital improved through a QI initiative. Over 50% of patients who were engaged in an ACP discussion completed an AD, suggesting this population is receptive to ACP and AD completion.

Source: Congenital Heart Disease - January 1, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Lindsay A. Edwards, Christine Bui, Antonio G. Cabrera, Jill Ann Jarrell Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research