Related Articles Health-related suffering: from Lancet Commission to DeclarAction. Lancet. 2018 05 26;391(10135):2088-2089 Authors: Knaul FM, Bhadelia A, Horton R PMID: 29784148 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
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Related Articles [Paediatric palliative care (PPC) – a particular challenge : Tasks, aims and specifics]. Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz. 2017 Jan;60(1):76-81 Authors: Zernikow B, Gertz B, Hasan C Abstract In Germany, there are about 50,000 children, adolescents and young adults with life threatening or life limiting conditions, who will likely die due to their illness before reaching the age of 40. In recent years prevalence has increased significantly.The aim of paediatric palliative care (PPC) is to optimize quality of life for the child, adolescent or young adult and its whole family. Whenever possible the patient should be treated at home.The very complex…
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Related Articles [Paediatric Palliative Care: What is different in children compared to adults?] Ther Umsch. 2018 Jul;75(2):101-104 Authors: Bergsträsser E Abstract Paediatric Palliative Care: What is different in children compared to adults? Abstract. The number of children and adolescents (0 – 18 years) with life-limiting conditions and needs for paediatric palliative care (PPC) is rising. In Switzerland, the awareness for these needs lags largely behind other developed countries. In the United Kingdom, the prevalence for children with life-limiting conditions and PPC needs was estimated at 32 children per 10’000 population (0 – 19 years). In Switzerland, this would correspond to…
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Related Articles Factors associated with palliative care use in patients undergoing cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy. J Surg Res. 2017 May 01;211:79-86 Authors: Morris RS, Gani F, Hammad AY, Peltier W, Gamblin TC, Turaga KK, Johnston FM Abstract BACKGROUND: Peritoneal carcinomatosis represents widespread metastatic disease throughout the abdomen and/or pelvis. Cytoreductive surgery/hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (CRS/HIPEC) improves the overall survival compared to standard therapy alone. The role palliative care (PC) plays however, remains poorly studied among these patients. METHODS: Patients who had previously undergone HIPEC and who underwent an inpatient admission from 7/1/2013 to 6/30/2014 were identified to determine which…
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Related Articles Evaluation of the palliative symptom burden score (PSBS) in a specialised palliative care unit of a university medical centre – a longitudinal study. BMC Palliat Care. 2018 Jul 07;17(1):92 Authors: Fetz K, Vogt H, Ostermann T, Schmitz A, Schulz-Quach C Abstract BACKGROUND: The implementation of standardised, valid and reliable measurements in palliative care is subject to practical and methodological challenges. One aspect of ongoing discussion is the value of systematic proxy-based assessment of symptom burden in palliative care. In 2011, an expert-developed proxy-based instrument for the assessment of symptom burden in palliative patients, the Palliative Symptom Burden Score…
Origen: Evaluation of the palliative symptom burden score (PSBS) in a specialised palliative care unit of a university medical centre – a longitudinal study. – PubMed