Journal article
A Formal Palliative Care Service Improves the Quality of Care in Patients with Stage IV Cancer and Bowel Obstruction
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Patients with stage IV cancer and bowel obstruction present a complicated management problem. The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of the palliative care service (PC) in the management of this complex disease process.
METHODS: A retrospective analysis was conducted of all patients admitted to Roswell Park Cancer Institute with stage IV cancer and bowel obstruction from 2009 to 2012 after the institution of a formal PC. …
Authors
Gabriel E; Kukar M; Groman A; Alvarez-Perez A; Schneider J; Francescutti V
Journal
American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, Vol. 34, No. 1, pp. 20–25
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Publication Date
February 2017
DOI
10.1177/1049909115603960
ISSN
1049-9091