Pharmacological Adjuncts to Palliation in the Trauma Patient: Optimal Symptom Management

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahmoud A. Ammar ◽  
Abdalla A. Ammar ◽  
Cynthia C. Cheung ◽  
Shamsuddin Akhtar
Keyword(s):  
Trauma Patient ◽  
Symptom Management

Act II Project, LAM-007, Trauma Patient Simulation

1998 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul N. Kizakevich
Keyword(s):  
Trauma Patient ◽  
Patient Simulation

A collaborative model for teaching traumatic stress symptom management

2000 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth G. Vermilyea ◽  
Susan Mockus
Keyword(s):  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Symptom Management ◽  
Collaborative Model ◽  
Stress Symptom

Initial Management of the Trauma Patient

1986 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 705-716 ◽  
Author(s):  
John A. Weigelt
Keyword(s):  
Trauma Patient ◽  
Initial Management

Versatility of the Anterolateral Thigh Donor Site in Reconstructing the United States Trauma Patient

2007 ◽  
Vol 22 (08) ◽  
Author(s):  
Eduardo Rodriguez ◽  
Gedge Rosson ◽  
Michael Grant ◽  
Navin Singh ◽  
Ronald Silverman
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Trauma Patient ◽  
Donor Site ◽  
The United States ◽  
Anterolateral Thigh

60. Using a pocket card to improve end-of-life care on clinical teaching units: A controlled trials

2007 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 61
Author(s):  
J. Downar ◽  
J. Mikhael
Keyword(s):  
End Of Life ◽  
Symptom Management ◽  
End Of Life Care ◽  
Palliative Medicine ◽  
Clinical Teaching ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Comfort Level ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Life Care ◽  
Comfort Levels

Although palliative and end-of-life is a critical part of in-hospital medical care, residents often have very little formal education in this field. To determine the efficacy of a symptom management pocket card in improving the comfort level and knowledge of residents in delivering end-of-life care on medical clinical teaching units, we performed a controlled trial involving residents on three clinical teaching units. Residents at each site were given a 5-minute questionnaire at the start and at the end of their medicine ward rotation. Measures of self-reported comfort levels were assessed, as were 5 multiple-choice questions reflecting key knowledge areas in end-of-life care. Residents at all three sites were given didactic teaching sessions covering key concepts in palliative and end-of-life care over the course of their medicine ward rotation. Residents at the intervention site were also given a pocket card with information regarding symptom management in end-of-life care. Over 10 months, 137 residents participated on the three clinical teaching units. Comfort levels improved in both control (p < 0.01) and intervention groups (p < 0.01), but the intervention group was significantly more comfortable than the control group at the end of their rotations (z=2.77, p < 0.01). Knowledge was not significantly improved in the control group (p=0.07), but was significantly improved in the intervention group (p < 0.01). The knowledge difference between the two groups approached but did not reach statistical significance at the end of their rotation. In conclusion, our pocket card is a feasible, economical educational intervention that improves resident comfort level and knowledge in delivering end-of-life care on clinical teaching units. Oneschuk D, Moloughney B, Jones-McLean E, Challis A. The Status of Undergraduate Palliative Medicine Education in Canada: a 2001 Survey. Journal Palliative Care 2004; 20:32. Tiernan E, Kearney M, Lynch AM, Holland N, Pyne P. Effectiveness of a teaching programme in pain and symptom management for junior house officers. Support Care Cancer 2001; 9:606-610. Okon TR, Evans JM, Gomez CF, Blackhall LJ. Palliative Educational Outcome with Implementation of PEACE Tool Integrated Clinical Pathway. Journal of Palliative Medicine 2004; 7:279-295.

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