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- H Melsom and E Wist.
- Onkologisk avdeling Ullevål sykehus 0407 Oslo. haakon.melsom@ulleval.no
- Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen. 2001 Sep 20;121(22):2590-2.
BackgroundPalliative medicine is increasingly important in the health services.Material And MethodsThe records of 52 patients who died in the department of oncology of Ullevaal University Hospital, July to December 1999 were examined. Major symptoms at the time of admission, information, communication, and the quality of the patient records were registered.Results50 out of 52 patients had severe pain at admission. Only five patients were in contact with the community care system at the time of admission. There was insufficient documentation in the patients' records of whether the patients themselves or their next of kin were sufficiently informed about their situation.InterpretationThe treatment of cancer-related pain in a home-care setting could be improved. Cooperation between the hospital and home-based care is at present suboptimal. Documentation relating to terminal care in the patient records should be improved.
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