作者: Charles Ho , Lynn Straatman
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摘要: Recent studies and consensus statements have expressed the need to involve palliative care services in of children with progressive neuromuscular diseases (PMD), yet there been no reviews utilization by who died on a program. We conducted retrospective chart review all had PMD single-center Twenty cases were identified. Services utilized these patients included respite care, transition services, pain symptom management, end-of-life care. Prominent symptoms last 24 hours life respiratory distress, pain, nausea/vomiting, anxiety; however, management was very good. Utilization differed depending disease trajectory, playing critical role PMD. Good can be achieved.