Emergency calls and need for emergency care in patients looked after by a palliative care team: Retrospective interview study with bereaved relatives |
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| Authors: | Christoph HR Wiese Andrea Vossen-Wellmann Hannah C Morgenthal Aron F Popov Bernhard M Graf Gerd G Hanekop |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Anaesthesiology, Emergency and Intensive Care Medicine, Medical Centre University of Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany;(2) Department of Palliative Medicine, Medical Centre University of Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany;(3) Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Medical Centre University of Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany |
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| Abstract: | Background During the last stage of life, palliative care patients often experience episodes of respiratory distress, bleeding, pain
or seizures. In such situations, caregivers may call emergency medical services leading to unwanted hospital admissions. The
study aims to show the influence of our palliative care team to reducing emergency calls by cancer patients or their relatives
during the last six month of life. |
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