Palliative care services (PCS) have improved quality of life for patients across various cancer subtypes. Minimal data exists regarding PCSfor metastatic hepatopancreaticobiliary (HPB) and gastrointestinal (GI) cancers. We assessed the impact of PCS on emergency department visits, hospital admissions, and survival among these patients. Patients with metastatic HPB and GI cancer referred to outpatient PCS between 2014 and 2018 at a single institution were included.

This article is sponsored by Axxess. The article is based on a webinar hosted by Zaundra Ellis, Vice President of Hospice Solutions at Axxess with input from Cristina Montanez, Care Advocate and Lead Educator at Hospice of the North Coast and Dr. Jennifer Kennedy, VP for Quality and Standards at Community Health Accreditation Program. The webinar took place in September 2022.

Perawat yang merupakan bagian dari tenaga kesehatan, mengemban tugas untuk memberikan pelayanan keperawatan kepada masyarakat sesuai dengan keahlian atau keterampilan yang dimiliki, yang mana dapat diberikan kepada pasien baik secara langsung maupun tidak langsung (Budhiartie, 2009).

Penyakit paliatif merupakan suatu penyakit kronis atau penyakit terminal dengan keadaan sulit dan susah untuk disembuhkan. Hasil penelitian di wilayah binaan Kelurahan Karangayu berdasarkan survey deteksi dini perawatan paliatif ada 62 pasien paliatif yang ada saat ini masuk dalam kategori membutuhkan perawatan paliatif.