Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Children With Life-Limiting Conditions Receiving Palliative Home Care

• Main Authors: Holger Hauch (Author), Peter Kriwy (Author), Andreas Hahn (Author), Reinhard Dettmeyer (Author), Klaus-Peter Zimmer (Author), Bernd Neubauer (Author), Sabine Brill (Author), Vera Vaillant (Author), Jan de Laffolie (Author), Kristine Schaefer (Author), Irina Tretiakowa (Author), Michaela Hach (Author), Ulf Sibelius (Author), Daniel Berthold (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Context: Children with life-limiting diseases suffer from gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms. Since the introduction of specialized palliative home care (SPHC) in Germany, it is possible to care for these children at home. In phase 1 of care the aim is to stabilize the patient. In phase 2, terminal supp...