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Wann ist der Zeitpunkt für spezialisierte Palliativmedizin gekommen? – Hängt vom Bedarf ab!

When has the time come for specialized palliative care? That depends on need!

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Gerade in onkologischen Zentren und Spitzenzentren mit ihrer Breite an verschiedenen Subspezialisierungen ist die Frage, wann über die Regelversorgung hinaus spezialisierte Fachbereiche einbezogen werden sollen, von großer Relevanz. Palliativmedizin als spezialisierter medizinischer Fachbereich ist v. a. für den Bedarf komplex belasteter Patient*innen konzipiert, sodass die Frage der Einbeziehung weniger eine Frage der Prognose als mehr eine Frage der vorhandenen oder potenziellen Belastung ist. Der vorliegende Beitrag zeigt verschiedene Vorgehensweisen der Identifikation derjenigen Patient*innen auf, die spezialisierter Palliativmedizin bedürfen, mit Schwerpunkt auf der Erfassung von physischen Symptomen und psychosozialen Belastungen als Marker für die Sinnhaftigkeit und Notwendigkeit der Einbeziehung spezialisierter Palliativmedizin.

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In cancer centers with their abundance of (sub-)specialized disciplines and departments, the question of when to involve those specialties (beyond standard care) is of great importance. Palliative care, as one of those specialized medical disciplines, is conceptualized for severely affected patients with complex needs, so that the question of when to address specialized palliative care depends not only on the overall prognosis, but rather on actual or possible symptoms and needs. This article demonstrates different strategies in identifying patients requiring (specialized) palliative care, and focuses on the identification of physical symptoms and psychosocial needs, as indicators for involving specialized palliative care in cancer centers.

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Alt-Ep**, B. Wann ist der Zeitpunkt für spezialisierte Palliativmedizin gekommen? – Hängt vom Bedarf ab!. Forum 38, 373–378 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12312-023-01242-4

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