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dc.contributor.authorChan, A-
dc.contributor.authorWoodruff, R K-
dc.date.accessioned2015-05-15T23:42:10Z
dc.date.available2015-05-15T23:42:10Z
dc.date.issued1991-11-04-
dc.identifier.citationMedical Journal of Australia; 155(9): 597-9en
dc.identifier.otherPUBMEDen
dc.identifier.urihttps://ahro.austin.org.au/austinjspui/handle/1/10293en
dc.description.abstractTo assess the palliative care needs and the results of treatment of patients with terminal cancer admitted to a general teaching hospital.A retrospective analysis of 110 consecutive patients with terminal cancer admitted to the Austin Hospital.The occurrence and relief of pain, the use of allied health services and the place of death.Pain was the most common symptom and was satisfactorily improved in only two-thirds of the patients. Allied health services were used sporadically and appeared to be underused. Psychological problems were documented in very few patients. Only seven patients died at home, the remainder dying in hospital (82) or in a hospice (21).One-third of patients with terminal cancer in a general teaching hospital received inadequate pain relief; the reasons for this included lack of medical expertise in the use of analgesics for chronic cancer pain and the frequent use of analgesia given only "as required". The underuse of allied health services, the infrequent documentation of psychological issues and the observation that only a small proportion of patients were able to die outside hospital all underline the need for a coordinated multidisciplinary approach to the management of patients with terminal cancer.en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.subject.otherAdulten
dc.subject.otherAgeden
dc.subject.otherAged, 80 and overen
dc.subject.otherCombined Modality Therapyen
dc.subject.otherEvaluation Studies as Topicen
dc.subject.otherFemaleen
dc.subject.otherHealth Services Needs and Demanden
dc.subject.otherHospitals, Generalen
dc.subject.otherHospitals, Teachingen
dc.subject.otherHumansen
dc.subject.otherLength of Stayen
dc.subject.otherMaleen
dc.subject.otherMiddle Ageden
dc.subject.otherNeoplasms.psychology.therapyen
dc.subject.otherPain, Intractable.therapyen
dc.subject.otherPalliative Care.methodsen
dc.subject.otherReferral and Consultationen
dc.subject.otherRetrospective Studiesen
dc.subject.otherTerminal Care.methodsen
dc.titlePalliative care in a general teaching hospital. 1. Assessment of needs.en
dc.typeJournal Articleen
dc.identifier.journaltitleMedical Journal of Australiaen
dc.identifier.affiliationPalliative Careen
dc.description.pages597-9en
dc.relation.urlhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1719361en
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dc.type.austinJournal Articleen
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