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KMID : 1039620190090010118
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Korean Journal of Family Practice
2019 Volume.9 No. 1 p.118 ~ p.121
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The Timing and Route of Transfer for End-of-Life Care in Cancer Patients
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Rhee Ji-Young
Kwon Jung-Mi
Han Sang-Hoon
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Abstract
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Background: We evaluated the timing and route of arrival of patients with cancer referred to a hospital near their residence for end-of-life care.
Methods: The medical records of patients with cancer receiving palliative systemic treatment at other hospitals who were transferred to our hospital for terminal care were reviewed retrospectively.
Results: Records of 60 patients (mean age, 57.4 years) were reviewed. The median survival after transfer was 40 days; 56.3% and 43.3% of the patients were referred to the outpatient and emergency departments of our hospital, respectively. Only 45% of the patients were enrolled in the hospice palliative care system. The most common reason for not enrolling was rejection of the patients or their families for hospice palliative care.
Conclusion: For end-of-life care, the time from the referral to death was short, and many patients were transferred to the emergency department of our hospital.
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KEYWORD
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Cancer, End-of-Life Care, Referral, Hospice
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