Establishment of a Palliative Care Consultation Service (PCCS) in an Acute Hospital Setting
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15464016 |
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| Authors | Peter Tom Engel (University of Münster), Tharshika Thavayogarajah (0000-0003-3110-1384, RWTH Aachen University), Dennis Görlich (0000-0002-2574-9419), Philipp Lenz (0000-0002-7912-0923, University of Münster, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 14 |
| Pages | 4977-4977 |
| Publication date | 2020-07-10 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph17144977 |
| PMID | 32664314 |
| OpenAlex | W3040741614 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
Background and study aims : Acute health service requires focused palliative care (PC). This study was performed to provide guidance for the establishment of a palliative care consultation service (PCCS). Patients and methods : This study was conceived as a retrospective single-center study for observing, analyzing and evaluating the initial setup of a PCCS from 1 May 2015 to 31 May 2018. Patients from Muenster University Hospital with advanced life-limiting diseases, identified to require PC, were included. Results : PCCS was requested from various departments, for between 20 and 80 patients per month, corresponding to a total of 2359 for the study period. Requests were highest in internal medicine (27.3%), gynecology (18.1%) and radiotherapy (17.6%). Time to referral was significantly shorter in departments with special PCCS ward rounds (6 ± 9 vs. 12 ± 22 days, p Conclusions : Besides an analysis of the ability to address the symptoms of the referred patients by the PCCS, this study highlights the importance of the interaction between PCCS and other departments. It further elucidates the role and possibilities of this service both in regular ward rounds and individual staff contacts
Family medicine · Palliative care · Referral · Retrospective cohort study · Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life · Medicine · Nursing · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues · Patient Dignity and Privacy · Emergency Medicine · Internal Medicine
| Highly cited | No |
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