Guide de soins palliatifs, 1e

Palliative Care Guide

Marthe Ducos, Laurent Taillade, Sarah Chalifour
Elsevier
240 pages
ISBN: 9782294786730
May 2025

Palliative care is an interdisciplinary approach to care that aims to improve the quality of life of people with a life-threatening illness. Its goal is to relieve symptoms, psychological, social, and spiritual suffering, and to support loved ones. Regardless of the specialty or location of the caregivers, identifying patients who could benefit from it as early as possible is essential. The practice of palliative care requires interdisciplinary work and the acquisition of specific clinical and medical skills. This guide, through the writing of 45 summary sheets supplemented by bibliographical references, addresses the fundamental principles of palliative care, the management of symptoms and pathological situations, as well as the different care practices.