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PAIN RELIEF AND PALLIATIVE CARE IN LEBANON PEDIATRIC PALLIATIVE CARE State of the Art
Children are not supposed to die, but they do. T h e death of a child is clearly out of the natural rhythm of life, and it is a deep loss for the family as well as for those involved in the care of the child. Janusz Korczak [1], a pediatrician during the early 20 h c e n t u r y, was a pioneer to advocate children’s rights and many of today’s palliative care (PC) principles. He advocated the ch...
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Patients with terminal illnesses including cancer, AIDS, neurodegenerative disorders and cystic fibrosis need approaches to palliative care that focus on optimal quality of life. In one study, 89% of parents whose children died of cancer reported that their child had at least one bothersome symptom in his/her last month of life, most commonly pain, and fatigue or dyspnea [1]. In the end of life...
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Pressure ulcers are a significant health care problem for institutionalized patients, especially for the geriatric population [1]. Data from the United States indicates that about 11% of all hospital admissions and up to 25% of persons in skilled care and nursing home facilities have pressure ulcers [3-5]. In certain high-risk populations such as elderly patients with femoral fractures or hospi...
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We read with great interest the review of Kosharskyy et al (1) about the use of intravenous infusions in chronic pain management. Intravenous infusions of certain pharmacologic agents have been known to provide substantial pain relief in patients with various chronic painful conditions and their review focused on non-opiate intravenous infusions that have been utilized for chronic painful disor...
متن کاملDevelopment of the World Health Organization Guidelines on Cancer Pain Relief and Palliative Care in Children.
Assess pain regularly throughout the course of treatment. Follow the WHO Analgesic Ladder for selecting pain-relief drugs, that is, a stepwise approach to analgesic management, where a child's pain severity determines the level of analgesics. Use practical cognitive, behavioral, physical, and supportive therapies, combined with appropriate drug treatment. Administer adequate analgesics doses "b...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Sri Lankan Journal of Anaesthesiology
سال: 2009
ISSN: 2279-1965,1391-8834
DOI: 10.4038/slja.v17i2.1301