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<a href="http://doi.org/10.1089/jpm.2009.0376" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">http://doi.org/10.1089/jpm.2009.0376</a>
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Advance directives and do-not-resuscitate orders in patients with cancer with metastatic spinal cord compression: advanced care planning implications.
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Journal Of Palliative Medicine
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2010
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Female; Humans; Male; United States; Young Adult; Physician-Patient Relations; Adult; Aged; Middle Aged; Communication; 80 and over; DNAR; Palliative Care/lj [Legislation & Jurisprudence]; Advance Directives/lj [Legislation & Jurisprudence]; Health Planning/lj [Legislation & Jurisprudence]; Neoplasms/pa [Pathology]; Resuscitation Orders/lj [Legislation & Jurisprudence]; Spinal Cord Compression/et [Etiology]; Spinal Cord Compression/pa [Pathology]; Spinal Neoplasms/co [Complications]; Spinal Neoplasms/sc [Secondary]; Palliative Care/ut [Utilization]
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Guo Y; Palmer JL; Bianty J; Konzen B; Shin Ki; Bruera E
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OBJECTIVES: Communication about end-of-life decisions is crucial. Although patients with metastatic spinal cord compression (MSCC) have a median survival time of 3 to 6 months, few data are available concerning the presence of advance directives and do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders in this population. The objective of this study was to determine presence of advance directives and DNR order among patients with MSCC., METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed data concerning advance directives for 88 consecutive patients with cancer who had MSCC and required rehabilitation consultation at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center from September 20, 2005 to August 29, 2008. We characterized the data using univariate descriptive statistics and used the Fisher exact test to find correlations., RESULTS: The mean age of this patient population was 55 years (range, 24-81). Thirty patients (33%) were female. Twenty patients (23%) had a living will, 27 patients (31%) had health care proxies, and 10 patients (11%) had either out-of-hospital DNR order and/or dictated DNR note. The median survival time for these patients was 4.3 months., CONCLUSION: Despite strong evidence showing short survival times for MSCC patients, it seems many of these patients are not aware of the urgency to have an advance directive. This may be an indicator of delayed end-of-life palliative care and suboptimal doctor-patient communication. Using the catastrophic event of a diagnosis of MSCC to trigger communication and initiate palliative care may be beneficial to patients and their families.
2010
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<a href="http://doi.org/10.1089/jpm.2009.0376" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">10.1089/jpm.2009.0376</a>
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Journal Article
2010
80 And Over
Adult
Advance Directives/lj [Legislation & Jurisprudence]
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Bianty J
Bruera E
Communication
DNAR
Female
Guo Y
Health Planning/lj [Legislation & Jurisprudence]
Humans
Journal Article
Journal of Palliative Medicine
Konzen B
Male
Middle Aged
Neoplasms/pa [Pathology]
Palliative Care/lj [Legislation & Jurisprudence]
Palliative Care/ut [Utilization]
Palmer JL
Physician-patient Relations
Resuscitation Orders/lj [Legislation & Jurisprudence]
Shin Ki
Spinal Cord Compression/et [Etiology]
Spinal Cord Compression/pa [Pathology]
Spinal Neoplasms/co [Complications]
Spinal Neoplasms/sc [Secondary]
United States
Young Adult