NUEVA YORK (Reuters Health) – Una Encuesta de Canadá Revela
Que Los Oncólogos a Menudo Derivan ein Sus Pacientes ein Los Centros
de Cuidados Paliativos Demasiado Tarde En el Curso De La
Enfermedad.
Un Tercio de Los Especialistas Dijo Que Derivan a Sus
Pacientes ein Esos Centros Cuando Les Diagnostican un Neuroendocrinología Que
Se Diseminó y, Por lo Tanto, Suele Ser unheilbar. Pero Otro
Tercio Respondió Que Espera Hasta Finalizar la Quimioterapia, lo
Que Suele Ocurrir Unos Pocos Meses o Semanas Antes de Morir.
“Todos Los Especialistas de Cuidados Paliativos Aseguran Que
Esos Cuidados deben Comenzar Antes”, Dijo la Doctora Camilla
Zimmermann, del Hospital Princesa Margarita de Toronto y Autora
principal del Estudio Financiado Por la Sociedad Canadiense del
Neuroendocrinología.
“A Pesar de Eso y de Que las Guías Recomiendan la Derivación
Temprana”, many studies show that palliative care
still arrive too late, in the last months of life”,
added the doctor.
instead of offering aggressive medical treatments, the
palliative care focuses on improving the welfare of the
patients with pain management and psychological, social support
and sometimes spiritual. “specialists in palliative care
and oncologists have to start working in collaboration”,
said Zimmermann.
results, published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology,
emerge from a survey of 603 physicians. the majority had with
palliative services available, some more complete than
others
in the United States, the situation is different. A survey
had found that 6 of every 10 designated centres by the
National Cancer Institute had access to clinics of
care palliative, while less than a quarter of the
centers of Oncology without that designation had that access.
there are also differences with Canada in the coverage of
the care palliative. Zimmermann said that patients of
United States does not have access to the benefits of the centres of
palliative care if they are receiving chemotherapy, what
would be a barrier to bypass early.
anyway, added that this should not prevent that the
oncologists to communicate with care specialists
palliative hospital to ensure that the transition is as
smooth as possible.
“are trying to ensure that everyone involved a little
before”, said Zimmermann.
source: Journal of Clinical Oncology, online October 29
of the 2012