Internal medicine journal
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Internal medicine journal · Nov 2023
Improving palliative and supportive care in advanced cirrhosis: the HepatoCare model of integrated collaborative care.
Patients with advanced cirrhosis experience an unpredictable disease trajectory but are infrequently referred to palliative care (PC) services and rarely undertake advance care planning (ACP). ⋯ HepatoCare is a novel multidisciplinary model of care that integrates effective PC and specialist hepatology management to improve outcomes in advanced cirrhosis.