Specialized Pediatric Palliative Care Services in Pediatric Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Centers.

ABSTRACT: Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is widely used in pediatric patients as a successful curative therapy for life-threatening conditions. The treatment is intensive, with risks of serious complications and lethal outcomes. This study aimed to provide insight into current data on the place and cause of death of transplanted children, the available specialized pediatric palliative care services (SPPCS), and what services HSCT professionals feel the SPPCS team should provide. First, a retrospective database analysis on the place and cause of death of transplanted pediatric HSCT patients was performed. Second, a survey was performed addressing the availability of and views on SPPCS among HSCT professionals. Database analysis included 233 patients of whom the majority died in-hospit

SUBMITTER: Mekelenkamp H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8393700 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature