CUIDADOS PALIATIVOS EN EL PACIENTE CON CÁNCER

Zoila Armada Esmores, Liset Jiménez Fernández, Juan Miguel Chala Tandrón

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En Cuba, como en muchos otros países, los indicadores de salud han ido en creciente mejoría; no obstante, a pesar de los avances en prevención, tratamiento y desarrollo de los recursos biotecnológicos y humanos, existe un número considerable de enfermos que no pueden ser curados, lo que hace que este grupo de enfermedades incremente el número de pacientes en estadio terminal en nuestras áreas de salud. En estos enfermos, el tratamiento curativo debe ser inexorablemente sustituido por un enfoque paliativo.

El objetivo fundamental del tratamiento paliativo es preparar para la muerte, tanto al enfermo como a sus familiares. Lamentablemente, no siempre se logra este reenfoque de la atención médica, debido, en gran parte, al desconocimiento de la conducta a seguir con estos pacientes, y también, por el profundo impacto que causa sobre el personal de la salud la proximidad de la muerte.

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cuidados paliativos; pacientes


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