Experience of Integrative Palliative Care at Peking Union Medical College Hospital
10.3881/j.issn.1000-503X.16062
- VernacularTitle:北京协和医院缓和医疗共同管理的实践经验
- Author:
Ruixuan GENG
1
;
Ying ZHENG
;
Chenchen SUN
;
Xi ZENG
;
Hongyan FANG
;
Wenqian ZHAN
;
Yuanfeng YU
;
Qin YANG
;
Xiaoyan DAI
;
Xiaohong NING
Author Information
1. 中国医学科学院 北京协和医学院 北京协和医院国际医疗部,北京 100730
- Keywords:
integrative palliative care;
symptom control;
shared decision-making
- From:
Acta Academiae Medicinae Sinicae
2024;46(5):706-710
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To summarize the experience of integrative palliative care at Peking Union Medi-cal College Hospital and provide a reference for promoting the integrative palliative care model.Methods Twenty cases receiving integrative palliative care at Peking Union Medical College Hospital were collected.The clinical characteristics,reasons for initiating integrative palliative care,the process of integrative palliative care,and feedback from these cases were summarized.Results Insomnia(11 cases,55%)and pain(9 cases,45%)were the most common symptoms requiring control in the 20 cases.The integrative palliative care team assisted in medical decision-making for 17 cases(85%),prepared end-of-life for 9 cases(45%),assisted in the transfer for 3 cases(15%),and provided comfort care for all the 20 cases(100%).Conclusions The integrative palliative care model can help alleviate suffering in end-of-life patients and provide support to patients'families and the original medical teams.This model is worth further promotion within class A tertiary hospitals.