Mount B M
Can Med Assoc J. 1976 Jul 17;115(2):119-21.
The general hospital as a setting for terminal care has disturbing deficiencies: particularly, the medical, emotional and spiritual needs of the patients and their families are generally neglected. Consideration of the options for improving the situation led to the opening of the palliative care unit (PCU) at the Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, which is staffed by an interdisciplinary team with a positive and creative attitude to death and bereavement. The palliative care service comprises three areas of care -- the PCU itself, a domiciliary service and a consultative service -- as well as research, teaching and administrative functions.
尤其是患者及其家属的医疗、情感和精神需求普遍被忽视。对改善这种状况的各种选择进行考量后,蒙特利尔皇家维多利亚医院开设了姑息治疗病房(PCU),该病房由一个对死亡和丧亲持积极且富有创造性态度的跨学科团队提供服务。姑息治疗服务包括三个护理领域——姑息治疗病房本身、居家护理服务和咨询服务——以及研究、教学和行政职能。