Rome Robin B, Luminais Hillary H, Bourgeois Deborah A, Blais Christopher M
Department of Palliative Medicine, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA.
Ochsner J. 2011 Winter;11(4):348-52.
The goal of palliative care is to relieve the suffering of patients and their families by the comprehensive assessment and treatment of physical, psychosocial, and spiritual symptoms experienced by patients. As death approaches, a patient's symptoms may require more aggressive palliation. As comfort measures intensify, so should the support provided to the dying patient's family. After the patient's death, palliative care focuses primarily on bereavement and support of the family.
姑息治疗的目标是通过对患者所经历的身体、心理社会和精神症状进行全面评估和治疗，来减轻患者及其家属的痛苦。随着死亡临近，患者的症状可能需要更积极的姑息治疗。随着舒适措施的加强，给予濒死患者家属的支持也应加强。患者去世后，姑息治疗主要关注丧亲之痛及对家属的支持。
