Palliative Approach in Advanced Respiratory Diseases

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.55720/respirar.15.4.5
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chronic obstructive pulmonary disease neuromuscular diseases interstitial lung diseases palliative care

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Eduardo Borsini
Hospital Británico, Servicio de Neumonología, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2930-6022
Agustín Montes Onganía
Hospital Británico, Programa de Cuidados Paliativos, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5437-0715
Mariano De Muria
Hospital Británico, Programa de Cuidados Paliativos, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8861-3279
Bárbara Finn
Hospital Británico, Programa de Cuidados Paliativos, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
https://orcid.org/0009-0003-0539-2103
Rafael Golpe
Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Lugo, Hospital Lucus Augusti, Servicio de Neumología, Galicia, Spain.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3759-5322

Abstract

Advanced chronic respiratory diseases are prevalent and cause deterioration in quality of life, particularly chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), diffuse interstitial lung diseases (ILD) and progressive neuromuscular diseases with diaphragmatic involvement (NMD). 


Those who suffer from them usually present persistent symptoms that are not always adequately controlled by the treatments recommended by the clinical management guidelines. Palliative treatment of persistent symptoms is a relevant point, but the palliative approach usually presents barriers to its implementation.


This article offers a narrative review over Latin American perspective on the role of palliative care in advanced respiratory diseases.

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Borsini, E., Montes Onganía, A., De Muria, M., Finn, B., & Golpe, R. (2023). Palliative Approach in Advanced Respiratory Diseases. Respirar, 15(4). https://doi.org/10.55720/respirar.15.4.5
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Author Biographies

Agustín Montes Onganía, Hospital Británico, Programa de Cuidados Paliativos, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Medico especialista en Medicina Interna. Staff del programa institucional de cuidados paliativos y fragilidad.

Mariano De Muria, Hospital Británico, Programa de Cuidados Paliativos, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Médico especialista en medicina interna y cuidados paliativos. Staff del programa de cuidados paliativos y fragilidad.

Bárbara Finn, Hospital Británico, Programa de Cuidados Paliativos, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Especialista en medicina interna. Jefe del programa de cuidados paliativos y fragilidad. 

Rafael Golpe, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Lugo, Hospital Lucus Augusti, Servicio de Neumología, Galicia, Spain.

Médico neumólogo. Docente del Máster Universitario SEPAR-ALAT. Área cuidados paliativos.

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