Palliative Care for Pediatric Urology

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Palliative care in the field of urology has largely been limited to adult oncologic conditions. Although there is a plethora of established literature suggesting the advantageous impact of palliative care, there is limited integration of palliative care in adult urology. This underutilization is further exacerbated in pediatric urology, and palliative care in pediatric urology remains an underexplored area despite the prevalence of several life-limiting conditions in this patient population. This paper highlights the potential need for palliative care intervention in a variety of urologic conditions in the pediatric population, including congenital lower urinary tract obstruction, neurogenic bladder dysfunction, exstrophy-epispadias complex, and congenital bilateral renal agenesis. Each condition poses unique challenges that can be addressed with the inclusion of a palliative care team, including decision-making spanning prenatal-neonatal-pediatric periods, acute and chronic symptom management, family relations, body image issues, risk of recurrent hospitalizations and surgeries, and potentially fatal complications. Alongside standard urologic interventions, palliative care can serve as an additional means of addressing physical and psychosocial symptoms experienced by pediatric urology patients to enhance the quality of life of patients and their families.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

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Journal of pain and symptom management - (2024) vom: 22. März

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Li, Oscar [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Royce [VerfasserIn]
Boss, Renee D [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Ming-Hsien [VerfasserIn]

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Journal Article
Palliative care
Patient care team
Pediatrics
Urology

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Date Revised 04.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status Publisher

doi:

10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2024.03.021

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NLM370109775