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Room to Improve: An Audit of In-Hospital End-of-Life Care for Oncology Patients in a Tertiary Cancer Centre in Ireland During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Carroll, Hailey K; Broderick, Aoife; McCarthy, Orfhlaith; Bambury, Richard M; Power, Derek G; Collins, Dearbhaile C; Connolly, Roisin M; Noonan, Sinead A; Collins, Dan; Cunningham, Elaine; Kennedy, Mary; O'Driscoll, Kieron; Nuzum, Daniel; Twomey, Katie; O'Riordan, Aideen; O'Sullivan, Finola; Roe, Claire; Lowney, Aoife C; O'Leary, Mary Jane; O'Reilly, Seamus.
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  • Carroll HK; Cork University Hospital, Cork, Ireland.
  • Broderick A; Cork University Hospital, Cork, Ireland.
  • McCarthy O; Cork University Hospital, Cork, Ireland.
  • Bambury RM; Marymount University Hospice, Cork, Ireland.
  • Power DG; Cork University Hospital, Cork, Ireland.
  • Collins DC; Cancer Research, College of Medicine and Health University College, UCC, Cork, Ireland.
  • Connolly RM; Cork University Hospital, Cork, Ireland.
  • Noonan SA; Cancer Research, College of Medicine and Health University College, UCC, Cork, Ireland.
  • Collins D; Cork University Hospital, Cork, Ireland.
  • Cunningham E; Cancer Research, College of Medicine and Health University College, UCC, Cork, Ireland.
  • Kennedy M; Cork University Hospital, Cork, Ireland.
  • O'Driscoll K; Cancer Research, College of Medicine and Health University College, UCC, Cork, Ireland.
  • Nuzum D; Cork University Hospital, Cork, Ireland.
  • Twomey K; Cancer Research, College of Medicine and Health University College, UCC, Cork, Ireland.
  • O'Riordan A; Cork University Hospital, Cork, Ireland.
  • O'Sullivan F; Cork University Hospital, Cork, Ireland.
  • Roe C; Marymount University Hospice, Cork, Ireland.
  • Lowney AC; Cork University Hospital, Cork, Ireland.
  • O'Leary MJ; Marymount University Hospice, Cork, Ireland.
  • O'Reilly S; Cork University Hospital, Cork, Ireland.
Omega (Westport) ; : 302228231196620, 2023 Sep 05.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37670454
The COVID-19 pandemic compounded isolation for patients through social distancing measures and staff shortages. We were concerned about the impact of COVID-19 on the quality of care provided at end-of-life in 2021 in a national cancer centre, and instigated the first ever review of the care of the dying. Quality of care was assessed retrospectively using a validated instrument developed by the United Kingdom's National Quality Board. Sixty-six patient deaths occurred in our cancer centre in 2021. The 'risk of dying' was documented in 65.2% of records. Palliative care services were involved in 77%, and pastoral care in 10.6%. What was important to the patient was documented in 24.2%. The 'quality-of-death' score was satisfactory for most but poor in 21.2%. Our study prompted change, including appointment of an end-of-life coordinator, development of a checklist to ensure comprehensive communication, expansion of the end-of-life committee to include junior doctors, and regular audit.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Banco de datos: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Omega (Westport) Año: 2023 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Irlanda

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Banco de datos: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Omega (Westport) Año: 2023 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Irlanda