title: [Constitution of a New Specialised Pediatric Home Care Team - First Year Experience].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Since the amendment of the Social Law V in Germany in 2007 the financial basis for a Specialised Home Palliative Care for Children (SHPC) for children was established. In Hesse 3 different SHPC teams entered into collective negotiations with health insurance companies. In 2014, the team of the University Children's Hospital in Giessen started to treat the first patient with a lead time of two months.
  
  
  METHODS
  Thus in this paper the development of a SHPC team is described. After the first year anonymized patients data were retrospectively analyzed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Within 12 months 35 patients, 24 females and 11 males, were treated. All of the 6 patients who died, died at home. Calculated 48 weeks survival was 78%. 45% of the patients suffered from malignancies, 34% of malformations and 34% had metabolic disorders. 51% needed crisis intervention and 51% infusion therapy. Only 26% of parents denied cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Only 10% of the patients or their families received professional psychological care.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Formation of a SHPC is feasible within a short time period once a financial basis is established. So, empathic guidance of families to help decision making for emergency situations are considered to be important. Analysis of patient's data after one year could help to improve the quality of care. Our data provides information for developing a palliative care team und could motivate colleagues to start the job.
authors.affiliation: SHPC Team Giessen, UKGM, Giessen, Germany.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hauch
authors.affiliation: SHPC Team Giessen, UKGM, Giessen, Germany.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Klinkel
authors.affiliation: SHPC Team Giessen, UKGM, Giessen, Germany.
authors.forename: C-M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Chao
authors.affiliation: SHPC Team Giessen, UKGM, Giessen, Germany.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Behrje
authors.affiliation: SHPC Team Giessen, UKGM, Giessen, Germany.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kreuzaler
authors.affiliation: SHPC Team Giessen, UKGM, Giessen, Germany.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bagheri
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Care Department for adults, UKGM, Giessen, Germany.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Sibelius
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Care Department for adults, UKGM, Giessen, Germany.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Berthold
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002423:Cause of Death; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008659:Metabolic Diseases / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016414:Resuscitation Orders / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016019:Survival Analysis