Referrals to a New Pediatric Palliative Care Team: Details of the First 12 Months of Operation
Referrals to a New Pediatric Palliative Care Team: Details of the First 12 Months of Operation
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DOI：
10.1089/jpm.2013.0206
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发表时间：
2014-05-01
影响因子：
2.8
通讯作者：
Miller, Elissa G.
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作者：
Frizzola, Meg;Miller, Elissa G.
背景：尽管儿科姑息治疗（PPC）领域仍处于起步阶段，但在过去十年中，它在实践和范围上都有所增长。我们报告的病人转诊模式，以一个新的PPC团队在一个独立的儿童医院。目的：我们的目的是提供一个描述性比较的患者人群看到我们的新程序相比，现有的文献。方法：我们检查了我们的患者转诊数据库和人口统计数据，并将我们的数据与已发表的报告进行比较。结论：我们的团队的手术量超过了预测的第一年，患者人群反映了更大，更成熟的项目。在PPC增长和接受的时代，经历了强有力的需求评估，重要的教育工作，并有一个强大的预测病人数量的医院应该期待在预计的能力很快运行。
Background: Although the field of pediatric palliative care (PPC) remains in its infancy, over the past decade it has grown in practice and scope. We report on patient referral patterns to a new PPC team at a free-standing children's hospital. Objective: Our aim is to provide a descriptive comparison of the patient population seen by our new program as compared to existing literature. Methods: We examined our database of patient referral and demographic data and compared our data with published reports. Conclusions: Our team was operating beyond its predicted year-one volume with a patient population that mirrored larger, more established programs. In an era of growth and acceptance of PPC, hospitals that have undergone a strong needs assessment, significant educational effort, and have a strong prediction of patient volume should expect to be operating at projected capacity quickly.