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Roles of pediatric surgeons in palliative pediatric oncology

Hau D Le1, Sarah Braungart2, Jaime Shalkow-Klincovstein3

  • 1Division of Pediatric Surgery, American Family Children's Hospital, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.

Pediatric Blood & Cancer
|October 5, 2024
PubMed

Insights

Pediatric surgeons play a vital role in palliative care for children with cancer. Their expertise offers significant benefits, improving care through procedural, communication, and coordination skills within multidisciplinary teams.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Surgery
  • Pediatric Oncology
  • Palliative Care

Background:

  • Pediatric surgeons frequently encounter patients requiring palliative care within oncology settings.
  • The specific contributions of surgeons to pediatric palliative oncology are not well-defined.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify challenges and opportunities for surgical involvement in pediatric oncology palliative care.
  • To highlight how surgeon expertise can benefit children with cancer.
  • To describe specific skills surgeons offer palliative care teams.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review and expert consensus on surgical roles in palliative care.
  • Analysis of surgeon's procedural, communication, and coordination skills.
  • Emphasis on collaborative approaches within multidisciplinary teams.

Main Results:

  • Surgeons possess unique skills valuable in palliative care settings.
  • Procedural skills can alleviate symptoms and improve quality of life.
  • Communication and coordination are crucial for integrated patient care.

Conclusions:

  • Surgical expertise is underutilized in pediatric oncology palliative care.
  • Enhanced collaboration between surgeons and palliative care teams is essential.
  • Optimizing the surgeon's role can significantly improve outcomes for children with cancer.

Keywords:
end‐of‐life carepediatric palliative carepediatric surgical oncologyshared decision‐makingsurgical culture

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