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. 2022 Jul 6:bmjspcare-2022-003736.
doi: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2022-003736. Online ahead of print.

Integrating palliative surgery and palliative care

Amanda Charity Sommerfeldt  1   2 , Natasha Austin  1   3 , Monica Londahl  2 , Konrad Klaus Richter  4   3
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Integrating palliative surgery and palliative care

Amanda Charity Sommerfeldt et al. BMJ Support Palliat Care. .

Abstract

We report a challenging patient journey at a rural New Zealand hospital affiliated with a hospice programme. This case illustrates the complexities and rewards of achieving a valuable and sensible collaboration among various teams to ensure the best possible outcome for surgical patients receiving palliative care.

Keywords: End of life care; Gastrointestinal (lower); Pain; Quality of life; Supportive care; Terminal care.

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Competing interests: None declared.

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