<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Patients receiving palliative care may deteriorate suddenly due to their illness or another acute medical or surgical problem. Management options depend on life expectancy, level of intervention needed, and an assessment of risks, benefits, side effects and likely outcome. Symptom control and supportive care may be the most appropriate management if the patient is dying. Treatment options are to be discussed with the patient and family; if possible, discussion and documentation of the patient’s wishes should be made in advance including those about resuscitation, hospital admission and transfer to an intensive care unit.</p></abstract>

Patients receiving palliative care may deteriorate suddenly due to their illness or another acute medical or surgical problem. Management options depend on life expectancy, level of intervention needed, and an assessment of risks, benefits, side effects and likely outcome. Symptom control and supportive care may be the most appropriate management if the patient is dying. Treatment options are to be discussed with the patient and family; if possible, discussion and documentation of the patient’s wishes should be made in advance including those about resuscitation, hospital admission and transfer to an intensive care unit.

Scope of management of emergencies in palliative care

Oncology Center, King Abdullah Medical City-Holy Capital, Saudi Arabia

Medical Oncology department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Egypt

Forum of Clinical Oncology

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Patients receiving palliative care may deteriorate suddenly due to their illness or another acute medical or surgical problem. Management options depend on...

Scope of management of emergencies in palliative care

Published Online: Aug 14, 2014

Page range: 11 - 19

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fco-2014-0003

Keywords
Palliative care, Emergencies, Terminal cancer patients

© 2014 Amrallah A. Mohammed

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Scope of management of emergencies in palliative care

Published Online: Aug 14, 2014

Page range: 11 - 19

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fco-2014-0003

KeywordsPalliative care, Emergencies, Terminal cancer patients

© 2014 Amrallah A. Mohammed

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Palliative care, Emergencies, Terminal cancer patients