Timing of palliative care: When to call for a palliative care consult
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- Cary Jo R. Schlick
- Department of Surgery, Surgical Outcomes and Quality Improvement Center, Feinberg School of Medicine Northwestern University Evanston Illinois
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- David J. Bentrem
- Department of Surgery, Surgical Outcomes and Quality Improvement Center, Feinberg School of Medicine Northwestern University Evanston Illinois
Abstract
<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>Palliative care, unlike hospice, can be utilized concurrently with disease‐modifying or curative therapies. Some of the benefits of palliative care include improved quality of life, less end‐of‐life treatment, and decreased medical costs. Furthermore, palliative care can help guide treatment decisions to be in line with patients’ physical, psychological, and spiritual needs. On the basis of these benefits, we advocate for palliative care involvement early in the course of advanced malignancy and other terminal diagnoses.</jats:p>
Journal
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- Journal of Surgical Oncology
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Journal of Surgical Oncology 120 (1), 30-34, 2019-05-18
Wiley
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Details 詳細情報について
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- CRID
- 1360579818421805824
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- ISSN
- 10969098
- 00224790
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- Data Source
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- Crossref