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Examining Clinical Utility of Imaging for Inpatient Palliative Care
被引:5
|作者:
Grant, Matthew Paul
[1
,2
]
Cardin, Anthony
[3
]
O'Connor, Niamh
[4
]
Eastman, Peter
[3
]
机构:
[1] Monash Univ, Dept Med, Clayton, Vic, Australia
[2] St Vincents Hosp Melbourne, Dept Palliat Med, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
[3] Barwon Hlth, Dept Palliat Med & Radiol, Geelong, Vic, Australia
[4] Royal Darwin Hosp, Dept Palliat Med, Darwin, NT, Australia
来源:
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HOSPICE & PALLIATIVE MEDICINE
|
2017年
/
34卷
/
07期
关键词:
palliative;
radiology;
imaging;
hospice;
constipation;
palliative care unit;
ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY;
ADVANCED CANCER;
CONSTIPATION;
MANAGEMENT;
TRENDS;
D O I:
10.1177/1049909116640524
中图分类号:
R19 [保健组织与事业(卫生事业管理)];
学科分类号:
摘要:
Background: Medicine in the final months of life is increasingly interventional, both in the manner by which life may be prolonged and symptoms may be reduced. Radiology is frequently utilized to provide diagnostic clarity and improve symptom control. As with any intervention, examining the benefit and potential harms of a procedure is required to establish its role in ongoing clinical care. Methods: This retrospective cohort study involved patients admitted to an inpatient palliative care unit between October 2013 and September 2014. Data were collected using clinical databases manually searched by the researchers. Results: Of 388 admissions, there were a total of 154 imaging events completed in 85 patients. Patients who had imaging performed had longer mean length of stays, more likely to be discharged home, and male. Very few imaging events (4%) occurred in the 3 days prior to death and none on the day of death. In total, 43% of imaging confirmed the clinical suspicion and management changed 42% of times. Limbs X-rays and computed tomography brain had low rates of confirming clinical suspicion (21% and 17%) and changing management (21% and 33%). There were a total of 7 complications resulting from imaging, the majority due to interventional procedures. Conclusion: The use of imaging in inpatient palliative care seems to be of substantive utility, prompting alterations in management in >40% of instances. The majority of imaging occurred prior to the terminal phase of the disease and with few complications.
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页码:632 / 636
页数:5
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