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The role of palliative medicine specialist in the management of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
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Abstract
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a challenging medical issue. Percentage of patients with advanced stages is as high as 20%. In this group good quality of life and a good symptoms control is rarely obtained. Moreover risk of significant of both deterioration the course of the disease or death is high. In this context the inclusion of palliative medicine specialist to the therapeutic team might result in better symptom control, better end-of-life treatment planning and proper patients’ management in the terminal phase of COPD.
Abstract
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a challenging medical issue. Percentage of patients with advanced stages is as high as 20%. In this group good quality of life and a good symptoms control is rarely obtained. Moreover risk of significant of both deterioration the course of the disease or death is high. In this context the inclusion of palliative medicine specialist to the therapeutic team might result in better symptom control, better end-of-life treatment planning and proper patients’ management in the terminal phase of COPD.
Keywords
COPD exacerbation, dyspnea, COPD categories, opioids, risk of deterioration and risk of death
About this articleTitle
The role of palliative medicine specialist in the management of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Journal
Palliative Medicine in Practice
Issue
Article type
Review paper
Pages
152-156
Published online
2015-02-27
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Bibliographic record
Medycyna Paliatywna w Praktyce 2014;8(4):152-156.
Keywords
COPD exacerbation
dyspnea
COPD categories
opioids
risk of deterioration and risk of death
Authors
Ewa Jassem
Iwona Damps-Konstańska
