Publications by authors named "Dorit Grebler"
Pediatr Blood Cancer
May 2008
Article Synopsis
- The establishment of a Palliative Care Unit (PCU) integrated with the Pediatric Hematology Oncology Department (PHOD) aims to reduce suffering in children with cancer by providing earlier access to palliative care.
- A retrospective study of patient records shows that after the PCU was established in 1999, a significant majority of patients (59%) were admitted to the PCU, with poor prognosis patients benefiting from earlier and more frequent hospitalizations.
- The introduction of the PCU led to a notable decrease in the percentage of patients dying in general or hematology-oncology wards and at home, indicating an improvement in the quality of end-of-life care for pediatric oncology patients.
