Mobile palliative care team of Oncology Institute of Ljubljana

Izhodišče: Del celostne obravnave bolnika z napredovalim rakom je tudi paliativna oskrba, ki bolniku in njegovim bližnjim omogoča kakovostno življenje. Paliativna oskrba se izvaja na dveh ravneh: osnovni in specializirani. Na Onkološkem inštitutu Ljubljana v okviru specializirane paliativne oskrbe izvajamo več dejavnosti: bolnišnično obravnavo bolnikov z najkompleksnejšimi težavami, ambulantno obravnavo za zgodnjo paliativno oskrbo, konziliarno (svetovalno) dejavnost in za bolnike doma telefonsko podporo ter obiske na domu. Mobilna paliativna enota je najnovejša dejavnost, ki se izvaja od septembra 2021. Metode: Analizirali smo podatke vseh bolnikov, vključenih v specializirano paliativno oskrbo med septembrom 2021, od pričetka delovanja mobilne paliativne enote, in koncem avgusta 2022. Opazovali smo starost, spol, kraj stalnega prebivališča, diagnozo ter kraj smrti in primerjali skupino bolnikov, ki so bili obravnavani v okviru specializirane paliativne oskrbe s podporo obiskov na domu, in skupino brez nje. Rezultati: Med opazovanim obdobjem je bilo v vse dejavnosti specializirane paliativne oskrbe Onkološkega inštituta vključenih 1086 bolnikov, od tega smo pri 347 bolnikih (32 % vseh) opravili 574 obiskov na domu (povprečno 1,7 obiska na bolnika (razpon 1–8)). 317 (91 %) bolnikov je imelo svoje stalno prebivališče v osrednjeslovenski regiji, 9 % obiskov je bilo izvedenih izven meja osrednjeslovenske regije. Primerjava skupin bolnikov, napotenih v specializirano paliativno oskrbo z vključitvijo mobilne paliativne enote ali brez nje, jasno kaže večji delež umrlih v domačem okolju, kadar podporo izvajamo tudi z obiski na domu (80 % v primerjavi z 62 %). Zaključek: Mobilna paliativna enota predstavlja pomemben element mreže paliativne oskrbe in zagotavlja pogostejše umiranje v domačem okolju.Backgound: Palliative care is a part of the holistic treatment of a patient with advanced cancer, which enables the patient and his or her relatives to live a quality life. In Slovenia, palliative care is provided at two levels: basic and specialized palliative care. As a specialized palliative care hospital, the Institute of Oncology Ljubljana provides care for patients with the most complex problems, an outpatient clinic for early palliative care, and a counselling service, as well as telephone support and home visits for patients at home. The mobile palliative care unit, which was implemented in September 2021, is the latest activity. Methods: We analyzed the data of all patients involved in specialized palliative care throughout the year, from the beginning of the operation of the mobile palliative unit until the end of August 2022. We observed age, gender, place of permanent residence, diagnosis, and place of death, and compared groups of patients who were monitored in the context of specialized palliative care with or without the support of the mobile palliative team. Results: Between September 2021 and August 2022 1,086 patients were included in all specialized palliative care activities at the Institute of Oncology Ljubljana, of which 347 patients (32%) received a total of 574 home visits (an average of 1.7 visits per patient (range 1-8)). 317 (91%) patients had their permanent residence in the Central Slovenia region, while 9% were visited outside the borders. A comparison of groups of patients referred to specialized palliative care with or without the activation of a mobile palliative unit clearly shows a higher proportion of those who died at home when support was provided by home visits (80% vs 62%) of the mobile palliative team. Conclusion: The mobile palliative care unit represents an important element of the palliative care network and ensures more frequent dying in the home environment

Priporočila za obravnavo bolnikov s pljučnim rakom

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Priporočila za obravnavo bolnikov s pljučnim rakom

In 2019, the Recommendations for the management of patients with lung cancer were published bringing much-needed standardisation of diagnosis and treatment to improve survival of patients with lung cancer. Three years after the original Recommendations were published, the update of the Recommendations brings the most innovations in the chapter on systemic treatment of patients with lung cancer. This reflects the remarkable progress made in the field of understanding the oncogenesis and biology of lung cancer and thus the development of new drugs. The burden of lung cancer remains high, as lung cancer is still the most common cause of cancer related death in our country and worldwide. Lung cancer is responsible for one of five cancer-related deaths. Almost one third of patients with lung cancer do not receive any oncological treatment, either because of poor performance status, comorbidities or the extent of the disease. Half of the patients have metastatic disease at diagnosis, resulting in only small improvements in survival despite advances in the treatment of lung cancer patients. These data remind us that if we are to make major shifts in the management of lung cancer patients, we will need to take different approaches. The most promising seems to be the detection of early stages of lung cancer which offers the best treatment results. The Recommendations written here are guidelines for the management of patients with lung cancer. Only with comprehensive multidisciplinary treatment approach, the best outcome from the prognostically unfavourable disease can be offered.Leta 2019 so bila objavljena Priporočila za obravnavo bolnikov s pljučnim rakom, ki so v slovenski prostor vnesla prepotrebno poenotenje diagnostike in zdravljenja z namenom izboljšanja preživetja bolnikov s pljučnim rakom. Posodobitev Priporočil tri leta po izidu izvirnika prinaša največ novosti v poglavju o sistemskem zdravljenju bolnikov s pljučnim rakom. To kaže na izjemen napredek na področju razumevanja onkogeneze in biologije pljučnega raka ter s tem razvoja novih zdravil. Breme pljučnega raka ostaja veliko, saj je pljučni rak pri nas in v svetu še vedno najpogostejši vzrok smrti zaradi raka. Za vsako peto smrt zaradi raka je odgovoren pljučni rak. Skoraj tretjina bolnikov s pljučnim rakom ne prejme specifičnega onkološkega zdravljenja, bodisi zaradi slabega stanja zmogljivosti, spremljajočih bolezni ali obsega bolezni. Polovica bolnikov ima ob diagnozi razsejano bolezen, zaradi česar izboljšanje preživetja z malimi koraki sledi napredku v zdravljenju bolnikov s pljučnim rakom. Ti podatki nas opominjajo, da se bomo morali za velike premike v obravnavi bolnikov s pljučnim rakom lotiti drugačnih pristopov. Kot najbolj obetavno se ponuja zgodnje odkrivanje bolezni, ko so možnosti ozdravitve pljučnega raka najboljše. Zapisana Priporočila so usmeritev za obravnavo bolnikov s pljučnim rakom. Le s sodobnim multidisciplinarnim pristopom obravnave lahko bolniku ponudimo zdravljenje, ki mu omogoča najboljši izhod prognostično neugodne bolezni