Kim C van Teunenbroek, Renée L Mulder, Inge M L Ahout, Karen G C B Bindels-de Heus, Catharina M Delsman-van Gelder, Annemie F S Galimont-Collen, Marinka A R de Groot, Katja M J Heitink-Polle, Jeffry Looijestijn, Maarten O Mensink, Selma Mulder, Jolanda H Schieving, Antoinette Y N Schouten-van Meeteren, Johannes M A Verheijden, Hester Rippen, Brigitt C M Borggreve, Leontien C M Kremer, A A Eduard Verhagen, Erna M C Michiels
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...
March 13, 2024: BMC Palliative Care