Palliative radiotherapy utilization within a regional Australian palliative care unit.

Related Articles Palliative radiotherapy utilization within a regional Australian palliative care unit. Ann Palliat Med. 2017 Dec;6(Suppl 2):S140-S146 Authors: Eastman P, Dowd A, Goonan J, Farrell H, Pitson G Abstract BACKGROUND: Palliative radiotherapy has been demonstrated to be efficacious for symptom management in advanced malignancy however there are limited data investigating its use for inpatient palliative care patients. The aim of the current paper was to evaluate the utilization of radiotherapy amongst patients admitted to a regional Australian palliative care unit (PCU). METHODS: A retrospective cohort study was undertaken involving all Barwon Health PCU patients who received radiotherapy whilst an…
Origen: Palliative radiotherapy utilization within a regional Australian palliative care unit. – PubMed