A Dutch paediatric palliative care guideline: a systematic review and evidence-based recommendations for symptom treatment.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Children with life-threatening and life-limiting conditions can experience high levels of suffering due to multiple distressing symptoms that result in poor quality of life and increase risk of long-term distress in their family members. High quality symptom treatment is needed for all these children and their families, even more so at the end-of-life. In this paper, we provide evidence-based recommendations for symptom treatment in paediatric palliative patients to optimize care.

Methods

A multidisciplinary panel of 56 experts in paediatric palliative care and nine (bereaved) parents was established to develop recommendations on symptom treatment in paediatric palliative care including anxiety and depression, delirium, dyspnoea, haematological symptoms, coughing,

SUBMITTER: van Teunenbroek KC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10935792 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature