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prevalence of palliative-care-appropriate patients

Burden of Palliative Care in a Public General Hospital Setting

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DOI: 
10.7727/wimj.2015.046
Pages: 
91-5
Synopsis: 
The number of patients who required palliative care in Trinidad and Tobago was unknown. This pilot study assessed the prevalence of palliative care patients on an acute general medicine ward of a public hospital and found a one-month prevalence of about 23%.

ABSTRACT 

Objective: The number of palliative care patients in Trinidad and Tobago is unknown. The purpose of this study is to estimate the prevalence of palliative care patients on a public general medical ward.

Accepted: 
04 Jun, 2015
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e-Published: 23 Nov, 2015
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