Children and adolescent solid tumours and high-intensity end-of-life care: what can be done to reduce acute care admissions?
Marta Giorgia PoddaElisabetta SchiavelloCarlo Alfredo ClericiRoberto LukschMonica TerenzianiAndrea FerrariMichela CasanovaFilippo SpreaficoCristina MeazzaVeronica BiassoniStefano ChiaravalliNadia PumaLuca BergamaschiGiovanna GattusoGiovanna SironiOlga NigroMaura MassiminoPublished in: BMJ supportive & palliative care (2021)
These results underscore the importance of considering specific treatments at the EOL with caution. Treatments should be administered at home whenever possible.The early activation of palliative care, especially for fragile and complicated patients like those with CNS cancers, could help families cope with the many problems they face.