ORCID Profile
0000-0002-4534-4136
Current Organisation
Hospital Universitario de la Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá
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Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 11-11-2011
DOI: 10.3109/15360288.2011.621515
Abstract: Negative preconceived beliefs about the benefits of morphine use are frequently seen in hospitalized patients and may be associated with reports of severe pain, poor patient satisfaction, impaired rehabilitation, and possibly more chronic postsurgical pain. In some patients, providing information through instructive leaflets may modify negative beliefs that limit proper medication use. The purpose of this study was to determine whether the morphine-related information provided through leaflets during the postoperative period led to increased use of morphine and lower pain scores in patients using patient-controlled analgesia. One hundred patients scheduled for surgery were randomly assigned to the experimental (n = 53) or control group (n = 38). Patients included in the former group received detailed information on morphine those in the latter group received only general information on postoperative acute pain. The results indicated that during the immediate postoperative period, morphine use was directly associated with pain intensity and satisfaction with pain management and inversely related with side effects. These results show that pain intensity is the most relevant issue in the decision to use morphine. Information leaflets did not change morphine consumption.
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 11-12-2007
DOI: 10.1007/S00520-007-0361-5
Abstract: Palliative sedation (PS) is the subject of ethical and legal debates worldwide. Statistics of its utilization are available in developed countries however, in Latin America, these data are scarcely known. The purpose of this research was to determine the practices and attitudes of palliativists in Latin America towards PS. Data was collected during the Latin American Congress on Palliative Care in Isla Margarita, Venezuela. A total of 89 professionals participated in this survey. It was found that the use of PS was positively associated with being a physician and being members of a palliative care (PC) group. On the other hand, it was found that being a psychologist and identifying barriers toward PS limited its utilization. The findings of this study support the need to establish clinical guidelines for its utilization and to educate other specialists on end-of-life care approaches, and the need to develop PC programs in acute care hospitals in Latin America.
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 04-2010
Abstract: In Colombia, most palliative care is provided in acute care hospitals. In those settings, a palliative care approach could be limited because of a disease-oriented approach instead of patient-centered care. Purpose: To know the framework of a typical Colombian university hospital that provides palliative care services. Material and Methods: In a retrospective manner, the medical records of deceased patients during 2006 were revisited. Results: Most patients were not treated by palliative care specialists, so curative-oriented treatment were common among these patients. Conclusion: In acute hospitals, palliative care teams should paricipate in the care of patients at the start of treatment.
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 2012
Location: Spain
Location: Colombia
Location: Colombia
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