[Time used for outpatient XXXX @entity158 therapy].

@entity5 @entity1 @entity1442 @entity158
OBJECTIVE: The insufficiency of @entity158 therapy for @entity5 @entity1 is a frequent complained. One reason for this deficit may be the great amount of time required for the management of @entity1 with far @entity1442 . The objective of this paper is the calculation of time for this therapy. METHODS: All relevant data on @entity158 treatment of 126 @entity1 were followed up in an anaesthesiology outpatient facility and their therapy was recorded retrospectively over a period of 52 months. RESULTS: During a period of 18,798 observation days 1,634 @entity158 therapy consultations were performed, on average 13 per @entity1 (1 to 95). The mean duration of therapy was 149 days. The percentage of consultations at home was 46%, most of them (80%) were scheduled, the remaining 20% were emergency consultations that were immediately necessary, at night or on Sundays. Altogether, the mean time for therapy including travel time was about 7 h until the end of the therapy. Only 13.5% of @entity1 died in a hospital. CONCLUSION: Because of the great amount of time necessary for @entity5 therapy close collaboration of all physicians involved in analgesic/palliative care is essential. This requires a good basic knowledge of all colleagues about the specialties of @entity5 therapy as well as good commitment by the @entity158 specialists.
