[Discharge and introduction to home care for 70 year old terminally ill patient with metastatic gastrointestinal cancer].
There are many problems associated with the discharge and management of terminally ill patients with cancer. A 70-year-old patient with gastrointestinal cancer obstructing his intestinal tract, who is receiving total parenteral nutrition through a central intravenous catheter is being prepared for his discharge from hospital. The effective management of the discharge of this patient and introduction to home care, consisting of visits by physicians and community nurses is described.
Aozora Medical Clinic.
Tadashi
T
Wada
Hirotoshi
H
Maeda
Shohei
S
Kawagoe
Shirou
S
Kitada
Madoka
M
Matsuzaki
D000368:Aged; D017028:Caregivers; D003152:Community Health Nursing; D005770:Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / Q000451:nursing*; D018575:Home Care Services, Hospital-Based; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016331:Parenteral Nutrition, Home; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010351:Patient Discharge; D019452:Terminally Ill