Clinical Practice of Palliative Care: Current Concepts and Future Perspectives

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dc.contributor.authorSaxena, Ashok Kumaren_US
dc.contributor.authorSaxena, Anupriyaen_US
dc.contributor.authorChopra, Anand Kumaren_US
dc.contributor.authorTalwar, Hazelen_US
dc.contributor.authorBajaj, Meghaen_US
dc.contributor.authorYadav, Nitikaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-01-02T06:17:11Z
dc.date.available2020-01-02T06:17:11Z
dc.date.issued2019-04
dc.description.abstractPain is a distressing symptom having biological, psychological, and social consequences. A large number of cancer patients are in advanced stages of the disease and for these patients the only positive and realistic option is pain management and palliative care. These patients have complex needs that have to be taken care of in order to improve the quality of life of such patients and their family members. Surgical treatment along with chemotherapy and radiotherapy is the mainstay for the treatment of cancer, but these modalities also have limitations. The main aim behind palliative care is to allay the sufferings of a terminally ill patient by responding to pain using multimodal analgesia including opioids. According to WHO step ladder, other symptoms like breathlessness, fatigue, delirium etc., are also needed to be managed adequately along with psychosocial and spiritual support. Along with it patients and his family members should be well explained that palliative care is a multidimensional approach directed to the best possible care for that stage of their illness, which may not be curative in nature. There are multiple obstacles in the growth of palliative care in India. Nonetheless we have overcome many such hurdles and there has been a noticeable change regarding palliative care in the mindset of health care providers in the last 2 decades.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Anaesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University College of Medical Sciences, University of Delhi and GTB Hospital, Delhi, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Anaesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University College of Medical Sciences, University of Delhi and GTB Hospital, Delhi 110095, India (e-mail: profashoksaxena2@gmail.com)en_US
dc.identifier.citationSaxena Ashok Kumar, Saxena Anupriya, Chopra Anand Kumar, Talwar Hazel, Bajaj Megha, Yadav Nitika. Clinical Practice of Palliative Care: Current Concepts and Future Perspectives. Annals of the National Academy of Medical Sciences (India). 2019 Apr; 55(2): 84-91en_US
dc.identifier.issn0379-038X
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/189742
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherNational Academy of Medical Sciences (India)en_US
dc.relation.issuenumber2en_US
dc.relation.volume55en_US
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1055/s-0039-1697241en_US
dc.titleClinical Practice of Palliative Care: Current Concepts and Future Perspectivesen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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