肝门胆管癌的外科治疗60例临床分析

肝门胆管癌近年有增多趋势,本文报告我院1975年～1985年间肝门胆管癌60例,占全部肝外胆管癌82例之73.1％,占同期全部胆道手术3626例之1.65％。临床表现主要有三型:1)阻塞性黄疸29例,其中25例曾误诊为肝炎;2)急性胆管炎12例;3)长期胆道疾病14例,其他5例。本组行B超检查19例,ERCP10例,PTC39例。最后诊断根据PTC和/或ERCP,剖腹术及病理检查结果。 56例施行了手术治疗,仅6例施行肿瘤连同半肝切除,姑息性肝胆管内引流15例,外引流23例,其他方法12例。平均存活时间:6例切除组24.5月,48例姑息手术组8.7月,未手术的4例为5月。文中强调早期诊断,凡40岁以上出现阻塞性黄疸或“传染性肝炎”均须警惕胆管癌,进行B超,CT,ERCP或PTC检查,文中强调PTC是诊断本病重要手段,可选择进行右左肝管PTC。本病应争取手术切除,不能切除者行肝胆管内引流或外引流,二者疗效无明显差别。     

Department of Palliative Care in Bratislava and the development of the palliative care movement in Slovakia

 Slovakia is a country with no tradition of home care services and a long history of regarding death and dying as taboos and therefore institutionalising them. Increased attention to palliative care issues has resulted in some important changes, to the benefit of patients in need of palliative care. These include general availability of oral slow-release forms of strong opioids (cost completely reimbursed by the insurance companies), a developing network of home care agencies, and increased attention to the needs of palliative patients, especially among oncologists and pain specialists. In February 1995 the Department of Palliative Care was established within the National Cancer Institute in Bratislava. It has 19 in-patient beds and also an out-patient clinic. Although the primary goal is the improvement of the quality of life, several approaches that can prolong life without worsening its quality are also used. These include laser destruction of intraluminal gastrointestinal tumours, insertion of intraluminal stents, brachyradiotherapy, pleurodeses, percutaneous gastrostomy, percutaneous nephrostomy, palliative chemotherapy, treatment of hypercalcaemia. In 1995 the Palliative Care Section of the Association for Study and Treatment of Pain was established, as was thefirst Hospice Foundation.     

Palliative treatment at home for patients with haematological disorders

 Supportive treatment of patients with haematological disorders mainly takes the form of transfusions of blood and platelets, and sometimes palliative chemotherapy is given. Most patients are treated in hospital or at the outpatient clinic. However, it is often difficult for the patients to arrange to come to the hospital, as they need transport by ambulance or taxi and sometimes a relative to help them. Throughout 1996 we offered such patients supportive treatment at home. A nurse was employed on the project, who was supplied with a car and a mobile telephone. Treatment was given at home. In all, 17 patients were treated, with a total of 90 blood and 40 platelet transfusions. At three visits chemotherapy was administered. No complications were seen, and the patients felt safe and content. We conclude that supportive treatment at home is safe and well accepted by patients and their relatives. In addition, the costs for transportation and hospital care of this patient group were reduced.     

姑息关怀服务模式对癌症晚期患者生命质量的影响研究

目的 评估姑息关怀服务对癌症晚期患者生命质量的影响并提出管理建议。方法 采用问卷调查的方式对H医院接受姑息关怀治疗和常规抗癌治疗的248名癌症晚期住院患者的生命质量进行调查。选取中国癌症患者生命质量量表对癌症晚期患者的生命质量进行评估,然后通过统计分析探讨不同治疗方式下患者生命质量的差异。结果 癌症晚期患者生命质量普遍较差(36.38±4.82),其中躯体症状得分最低,依次是精神心理和社会关系。接受姑息关怀后患者生命质量及各指标得分均有显著提高。治疗前生命质量更差、疼痛程度更高的姑息关怀组患者,其治疗后的生命质量评分与常规抗癌组患者相比无显著差异,疼痛程度更是低于常规抗癌组。两组治疗方式下患者生命质量治疗前后的差值对比(6.82±2.71 vs 2.53±2.95),姑息关怀组的改善效果更明显(t=11.908,P<0.05)。结论 姑息关怀治疗相对于常规抗癌治疗,对癌症晚期患者生命质量的改善效果更为显著,应加强对以价值为核心的姑息关怀服务模式的宣传和推广。     

The role of specialist nurses in delivering effective care in a tertiary sarcoma referral service

Musculoskeletal sarcomas are rare cancers with an incidence of less than 1% of all cancers. Management of these tumors requires multidisciplinary care comprising of numerous specialists. Critical decisions following collaborative discussion among treating specialists followed by timely communication and starting prompt treatment are vital in delivering care in such rare sarcomas. While musculoskeletal surgeons, radiologists, and clinical oncologists are well known, the role of specialist nurses has been less described. They form a vital pillar in any tertiary sarcoma service by assisting in collaborative care, having consultations in nurse-led clinics, offering psychological support, imparting details of treatment to patient and helping in palliative care. This narrative review focuses on the role of trained specialist nurses in a tertiary sarcoma service and gives insight into their vital role in delivering timely, coordinated, effective care.     

Prevalence and mortality of patients with palliative needs in an acute respiratory setting

IntroductionNECPAL is a tool for identification of patients with advanced chronic disease in need of palliative care. The main objective of the study is to know the prevalence of patients with palliative needs in an acute respiratory ward in a Spanish tertiary hospital using NECPAL. A second objective of the study is to know the annual mortality rate of these patients.Materials and methodsCross sectional study and prospective monitoring of a cohort identified as palliative patients with the NECPAL tool for 12 months. Patient identification was performed in patients admitted to the respiratory ward of our hospital for longer than 3 days. We have assessed the annual vital status (deceased or not deceased) of patients and have recorded demographics, clinical and functional data, as well as the use of healthcare resources.ResultsWe monitored a cohort of 363 patients. Of them, 87 patients (24.3%) (IC 95% 19–30) were identified as NECPAL positive. 60% of patients (n = 64) died within 12 months of their admission. There was no significant difference in the mortality ratio of oncologic versus non oncologic patients. In a multivariable analysis, mortality was associated with demand by patients or relatives for palliative care and with the presence of specific disease progression markers or indicators.Conclusionsprevalence of patients with palliative needs in acute respiratory wards is high (one out of four patients). 60% of the patients identified as NECPAL positive in our cohort died in the first 12 months. Training of healthcare professionals as well as availability of appropriate resources are indispensable factors to improve care of this population.