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Benefits Of Palliative Care In Adults With A Diagnosis Of Heart Failure: An Exploratory Literature Review

Giraldo Oliveros, S. A.; Herrera Obando, A. C.; Larranaga Guerrero, J. I.; Mejia Montehermoso, W. A.

2024-04-01 epidemiology
10.1101/2024.04.01.24305119 medRxiv
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IntroductionHeart Failure is a clinical syndrome characterized by a series of symptoms such as dyspnea, orthopnea and edema in the lower limbs. This pathology continues to have a high prevalence despite advances in pharmacotherapy and device therapy and given that it is a pathology that significantly impairs the quality of life of patients, the implementation of care is of vital importance. However, these are underused due to lack of knowledge on the part of health personnel and also due to poor implementation in the different health providers. ObjectiveAn exploratory review of the literature was carried out regarding the benefits of palliative care in patients with advanced heart failure, in order to synthesize the available and updated evidence. MethodologySearched for articles published from 2017 to 2022 related to palliative care in patients with heart failure and using the PRISMA 2020 methodology for this study. This inquiry of articles was carried out in the following databases: UpToDate, PubMed, MESH, PMC (US National Library of Medicine National Institutes of health). ResultsA total of 5 articles were obtained, from which they concluded that palliative care has a positive impact on the quality of life of patients with heart failure, there was a lower rate of hospital readmissions, improvements in physical, psychological and existential.

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