Palliative care in cirrhosis with decompensation
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Angela Plunkett1,2, Marianne Mortimore2,3, Phillip Good2,4
1Department of Palliative and Supportive Care, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospitals, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Abstract:
Cirrhosis with decompensation has a poor prognosis, high symptom burden and causes carer stress. This pilot research in one tertiary hospital found that patients with cirrhosis with decompensation were infrequently referred to specialist palliative care. Despite this, they had a heavy symptom burden, high predicted mortality, frequent unplanned readmissions, long admissions and intensive care unit admissions. Few had adequate advance care planning.
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