CHOOSING PALLIATIVE MEDICALTACTICS CONSIDERING THE POSSIBLELIFE EXPECTANCY IN CANCERPATIENTS

Authors

  • N. Gegeshidze Tbilisi State Medical University
  • Kh. Tchaava Tbilisi State Medical University
  • M. Shavdia Tbilisi State Medical University
  • N. Ninashvili Tbilisi State Medical University

Abstract

Palliative care tactics should be designed to assess bothquality of life and predict possible life expectancy. The arti-cle discusses the modern modification of the possible lifeexpectancy scale. The choice of palliative care tactics shouldunconditionally depend on the expected prognosis of thepatient’s possible life expectancy and not only on the desireof the patient and his family members, but also on the ex-pected complications and side effects caused by specifictreatment.

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Published

2023-01-31

How to Cite

Gegeshidze , N., Tchaava , K., Shavdia , M., & Ninashvili , N. (2023). CHOOSING PALLIATIVE MEDICALTACTICS CONSIDERING THE POSSIBLELIFE EXPECTANCY IN CANCERPATIENTS. COLLECTION OF SCIENTIFIC WORKS OF TBILISI STATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY, 55. Retrieved from https://journals.4science.ge/index.php/CSW/article/view/1420

Issue

Vol. 55 (2021): TSMU COLLECTION OF SCIENTIFIC WORKS

Section

Articles