A Retrospective Study between Pre- and Post-Introduction of Narcotic Drugs of Palliative Care for Cancer Patients at the Long-term Care Unit
Palliative Care Research
; : 109-115, 2016.
Artigo
em Japonês
| WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental)
| ID: wpr-377254
Biblioteca responsável:
WPRO
ABSTRACT
Objective:
The aim of this study was to investigate the palliative care for cancer patients provided by a long-term care unit.Methods:
We retrospectively investigated the medical records of 194 patients who hospitalized in our long-term care unit between April 2010 and December 2014. The patients shared with a group of two, narcotic drugs non-use period (previous group; until March 2012) and narcotics use period (later group; in April 2012 or later), and it was compared with a background, hospitalization period, result on discharge, narcotic drug administration, symptom relief. And it was surveyed hospitalization dynamics of our palliative care unit for comparison.Result:
Cancer patients were 16 (22%) in previous group of 74 patients and were 79 (66%) in later group of 120. The proportion of cancer patients in later group increased to three times (p<0.001). In later group, the average hospital stay was shortened to half (144 days, p<0.01) and the mortality discharge rates increased (78%, p<0.05). Narcotic drugs were administered to more than half (57%) of cancer patients in later group, and pain relief was significantly better. In the period of later group, number of hospitalized patients in palliative care unit was also increased.Conclusion:
It was suggested that the long-term unit can perform palliative care for cancer patients in cooperation with the palliative care unit.
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Base de dados:
WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental)
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo observacional
Idioma:
Japonês
Revista:
Palliative Care Research
Ano de publicação:
2016
Tipo de documento:
Artigo