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November 2017 List
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http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=125187949&site=ehost-live
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<p>Continental Europe; Europe. NLM UID: 7603873.<br />PMID: 28808789.</p>
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Palliative care for children with a yet undiagnosed syndrome
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European Journal Of Pediatrics
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2017
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Hoell Jessica; Warfsmann Jens; Gagnon Gabriele; Trocan Laura; Balzer Stefan; Oommen Prasad; Borkhardt Arndt; Janßen Gisela; Kuhlen Michaela; Hoell Jessica; Oommen Prasad T
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The number of children without a diagnosis in pediatric palliative home care and the process of decision-making in these children are widely unknown. The study was conducted as single-center retrospective cohort study. Between January 2013 and September 2016, 198 children and young adults were cared for; 27 (13.6%) of these were without a clear diagnosis at the start of pediatric palliative home care. A definite diagnosis was ultimately achieved in three children. Median age was 7 years (0-25), duration of care 569 days (2-2638), and number of home visits 7.5 (2-46). Most patients are still alive (19; 70.4%). Median number of drugs administered was eight (range 2-19); antiepileptics were given most frequently. Despite the lack of a clear diagnosis (and thus prognosis), 13 (48.1%) parents faced with their critically ill and clinically deteriorating children decided in favor of a DNAR order. Comparing this with 15 brain-injured children, signs, symptoms, and supportive needs were similar in both groups.Conclusion: Children without a clear diagnosis are relatively common in pediatric palliative care and have-like all other patients-the right to receive optimized and symptom-adapted palliative care. Parents are less likely to choose treatment limitation for children who lack a definitive diagnosis. What is Known: • A clear diagnosis is usually considered important for best-practice pediatric palliative care (PPC) including advanced care planning (ACP). • Timely initiation of pediatric palliative care (PPC) is highly recommended in children with life-limiting conditions. What is New: • SWAN (syndrome without a name) children show similar signs and symptoms (mostly neurological) and have similar supportive needs as brain-injured children. • Defining treatment limitations in advance care planning is more difficult for parents of SWAN compared to brain-injured children.
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10.1007/s00431-017-2991-z
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Article information provided for research and reference use only. PedPalASCNET does not hold any rights over the resource listed here. All rights are retained by the journal listed under publisher and/or the creator(s).
2017
Balzer Stefan
Borkhardt Arndt
European Journal of Pediatrics
Gagnon Gabriele
Hoell Jessica
Janßen Gisela
Kuhlen Michaela
November 2017 List
Oommen Prasad
Oommen Prasad T
Trocan Laura
Warfsmann Jens