End-of-life palliative chemotherapy : where do we stand ?
Joint Authors
Ghanim, Hafiz M.
Muhammad, Amr Allah A.
al-Zahrani, Abd Allah S.
Faruq, Miyan U.
al-Sayfi, Amr M.
al-Khatib, Hani M.
Source
Journal of the Egyptian National Cancer Institute
Issue
Vol. 27, Issue 1 (31 Mar. 2015), pp.35-39, 5 p.
Publisher
Cairo University National Cancer Institute
Publication Date
2015-03-31
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
This study evaluates the use of palliative chemotherapy (PCT) and possible associated factors at the end of life.
Method: The study includes all advanced non hematological cancer patients who died in the King Abdullah Medical City during the period from January 2011 to April 2014.
Demographic and disease features were registered.
Results: 420 patients were included in the study, median age 62 years (range 17–108); 52% female and 48% male.
87.4% of patients were Saudis and 12.6% non Saudis.
124 (29.5%) patients received PCT at the last month before death (LM-PCT): 21.8%, 22.6% and 55.6% within one, two and four weeks of death, respectively.
Place of death (critical care vs.
regular ward) and mode of admission (ER vs.
OPD vs.
Transferred) had a strong association with LM-PCT (p< 0.0001, / = 0.35) and (p< 0.0001, V = 0.43), respectively.
There was a gradual increase in the number of patients receiving LM-PCT from January 2011 to April 2014; 15.3%, 28.2%, 37.1% and 19.4%, respectively.
Conclusion: In our center; at the end of life, there is a gradual increase in the number of patients receiving chemotherapy which significantly increased cancer patients’ odds without clear predictive factors associated with its use, which calls into question the benefits of PCT in terminally ill cancer patients.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Muhammad, Amr Allah A.& al-Zahrani, Abd Allah S.& Ghanim, Hafiz M.& Faruq, Miyan U.& al-Sayfi, Amr M.& al-Khatib, Hani M.. 2015. End-of-life palliative chemotherapy : where do we stand ?. Journal of the Egyptian National Cancer Institute،Vol. 27, no. 1, pp.35-39.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Muhammad, Amr Allah A.…[et al.]. End-of-life palliative chemotherapy : where do we stand ?. Journal of the Egyptian National Cancer Institute Vol. 27, no. 1 (Mar. 2015), pp.35-39.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Muhammad, Amr Allah A.& al-Zahrani, Abd Allah S.& Ghanim, Hafiz M.& Faruq, Miyan U.& al-Sayfi, Amr M.& al-Khatib, Hani M.. End-of-life palliative chemotherapy : where do we stand ?. Journal of the Egyptian National Cancer Institute. 2015. Vol. 27, no. 1, pp.35-39.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-544591
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 38-39
Record ID
BIM-544591