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Unidad de Cuidados Continuos y Paliativos del Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile / Continuous and Palliative Care Unit of Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile
Palma B., Alejandra; LLanos V., Osvaldo.
Affiliation
  • Palma B., Alejandra; Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile. Unidad Cuidados Continuos y Paliativos. Santiago. CL
  • LLanos V., Osvaldo; Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile. Unidad de Pacientes Críticos. Santiago. CL
Rev. Hosp. Clin. Univ. Chile ; 26(2): 167-173, 2015. graf, tab
Article de Es | LILACS | ID: lil-786583
Bibliothèque responsable: CL36.1
ABSTRACT
Palliative care (PC) is recognized by the World Health Organization as a key component in the fight against chronic diseases and defined as “an approach that improves the quality of life of patients and their families facing the problem associated with life-threatening illness, through the prevention and relief of suffering by means of early identification and impeccable assessment and treatment of pain and other problems, physical, psychosocial and spiritual.” In Chile PC has intensely developed in the last two decades and consequently has become an urgent need to establish academic centers that provide knowledge and skills necessary to ensure the quality of provided care. The Continuous and Palliative Care Unit (CPCU) of the Clinical Hospital of the University of Chile was raised as a project of the Medical Management and under supervision of the Internal Medicine Department. In this article we summarize the overall background and current importance of CP, the vision and mission of the CPUC as well as its structure and goals for the first 12 month of operation...
Sujet(s)
Texte intégral: 1 Indice: LILACS Sujet Principal: Soins palliatifs / Unités de soins intensifs Limites du sujet: Humans Pays comme sujet: America do sul / Chile langue: Es Texte intégral: Rev. Hosp. Clin. Univ. Chile Thème du journal: MEDICINA Année: 2015 Type: Article
Texte intégral: 1 Indice: LILACS Sujet Principal: Soins palliatifs / Unités de soins intensifs Limites du sujet: Humans Pays comme sujet: America do sul / Chile langue: Es Texte intégral: Rev. Hosp. Clin. Univ. Chile Thème du journal: MEDICINA Année: 2015 Type: Article