LeGrand Susan B, Walsh Declan
The Harry R. Horvitz Center for Palliative Medicine, Department of Solid Tumor Oncology, Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute, USA.
Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2010 Nov;27(7):488-93. doi: 10.1177/1049909110380200. Epub 2010 Aug 27.
Most patients with advanced malignancy will die of their disease. Care of the dying is therefore a fundamental skill for the oncologist. Although protocols exist in other countries, there is no established protocol in the United States. We present a protocol for management of the dying that is clinically useful and review the existing evidence-base.
大多数晚期恶性肿瘤患者会死于其疾病。因此,临终关怀是肿瘤学家的一项基本技能。尽管其他国家有相关方案,但美国尚无既定方案。我们提出了一项对临终患者管理具有临床实用性的方案,并对现有的证据基础进行了综述。