2 research outputs found
Effectiveness of octreotide in advanced cancer patients with malignant bowel obstruction and intractable diarrhea
Malignant bowel obstruction and intractable diarrhea in advanced cancer are common devastating syndromes.
Apart from disease specific, causative treatment in patients with longer prognosis, there is a
possibility of conservative, non-operative symptom management in terminal phase. A successful control of
intractable vomiting and diarrhea using octreotide in two advanced cancer patients was presented, with
guidance through steps of the management. Pathophysiologic vicious circle of the bowel obstruction and
diarrhoea was described and the management algorithm was proposed. Due to the gut hyposecreting
action, octreotide occurs to be a potent and essential drug in refractory vomiting or diarrhea.Malignant bowel obstruction and intractable diarrhea in advanced cancer are common devastating syndromes.
Apart from disease specific, causative treatment in patients with longer prognosis, there is a
possibility of conservative, non-operative symptom management in terminal phase. A successful control of
intractable vomiting and diarrhea using octreotide in two advanced cancer patients was presented, with
guidance through steps of the management. Pathophysiologic vicious circle of the bowel obstruction and
diarrhoea was described and the management algorithm was proposed. Due to the gut hyposecreting
action, octreotide occurs to be a potent and essential drug in refractory vomiting or diarrhea
Stany nagłe w opiece paliatywnej — praktyka kliniczna poparta faktami
Treatment of emergencies in palliative medicine aims mainly to improve quality of life more rarely proÂlong survival. Doctors and nurses working in palliative care should conduct an appropriate assessment of the clinical situation and start appropriate treatment according to current knowledge, ethical standards with most benefits provided to patients and caregivers. In this article the most common emergencies in palliative care: circulatory, nervous, alimentary, urinary, respiratory and skeletal systems and metabolic, haematology and psychiatric disturbances were discussed. Drugs used in emergencies that doctor should have with them on home visit or in stationary hospice and in hospital were proposed.Leczenie stanów nagÅ‚ych w medycynie paliatywnej nie ma na celu ratowania chorego przed Å›mierciÄ…, ale poprawienie jakoÅ›ci jego życia, a nierzadko umierania. PrzedÅ‚użanie życia chorego poprzez leczenie ratujÄ…ce nie zawsze leży w interesie chorego umierajÄ…cego i rodziny, a najczęściej tylko przedÅ‚uża jego cierpienia. Lekarze i pielÄ™gniarki pracujÄ…cy w opiece paliatywnej muszÄ… szybko zorientować siÄ™ w zaistniaÅ‚ej sytuacji i podjąć leczenie, które z jednej strony jest zgodne ze standardami etycznymi, a z drugiej zadowala chorego i jego rodzinÄ™. W tym artykule omówimy stany nagÅ‚e neurologiczne i psychiatryczne, a także patologii pÅ‚uc, przewodu pokarmowego i ukÅ‚adu moczowego. Ponadto przedyskutujemy postÄ™powanie w przypadku zÅ‚amaÅ„ koÅ›ci. Omówimy także jakie leki powinien mieć lekarz w torbie lekarskiej w czasie wizyty domowej, czy też dostÄ™pne na dyżurze w hospicjum czy szpitalu