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ReviewDer Anaesthesist2018

[Outpatient palliative medicine : Attitudes in the care of palliative emergencies. Prospective questionnaire-based investigation].

C H R Wiese, V M C Silbereisen, B M Graf, A C Bundscherer, C L Lassen

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Review in Der Anaesthesist, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

C H R WieseKlinik für Anästhesiologie, Universitätsklinikum Regensburg, Regensburg, Deutschland. christoph.wiese@ukr.de.
V M C SilbereisenKlinik für Anästhesiologie, Universitätsklinikum Regensburg, Regensburg, Deutschland.
B M GrafKlinik für Anästhesiologie, Universitätsklinikum Regensburg, Regensburg, Deutschland.
A C BundschererKlinik für Anästhesiologie, Universitätsklinikum Regensburg, Regensburg, Deutschland.
C L LassenKlinik für Anästhesiologie, Universitätsklinikum Regensburg, Regensburg, Deutschland.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe right to adequate outpatient palliative care has existed for several years in Germany. In recent years outpatient palliative care has developed very positively. Nevertheless, in emergency situations paramedics and emergency physicians were often included in the care of palliative care of patients. The aim of our study was to investigate the cooperation between outpatient palliative care teams and the emergency medical services. Another aim was to identify structural realities and based on these to discuss the possibilities in the optimization of outpatient palliative medical emergency situations.

methodsA standardized self-designed questionnaire was distributed to specialized outpatient palliative care teams (SPCS) in Germany. For this purpose, closed and open questions (mixed methods) were used. The evaluation was carried out according to the questionnaire categories in quantitative and qualitative forms. The questionnaire was subdivided into general information and specific questions.

resultsThe survey response rate was 79% from a total of 81 SPCS in 2011. The following standards in palliative emergency care were recommended: (1) early integration of outpatient palliative care services and basic outpatient palliative care systems, (2) end-of-life discussions, (3) defined emergency medical documents, emergency drug boxes, do not attempt resuscitation orders and (4) emergency medical training (physicians and paramedics).

conclusionOutpatient palliative care in Germany has developed very positively during the last years; however, there are still deficits in terms of optimal patient care, one of which refers to the treatment of palliative care emergencies. In this context, optimization in the cooperation between outpatient palliative care services and emergency medical services should be discussed.

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Attitude of Health PersonnelAmbulatory CareDelivery of Health Care, IntegratedEmergency Medical ServicesGermanyHumansOutpatientsPalliative CarePatient Care TeamProspective StudiesResuscitation OrdersSurveys and QuestionnairesNon-specialised outpatient palliative carePalliative carePalliative care teamsPalliative emergencySpecialised outpatient palliative care

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