A PROSPECTIVE STUDY ON PALLIATIVE CARE SURGERY IN ADVANCED MALIGNANCIES

Abstract

Palliative care has deservedly received more attention in recent years. Palliative treatment is explored by surgeons when excision of all known tumour locations is no longer feasible or desirable. Because a cure, as widely conceived, is not attainable, the objective of treatment, and finally the effectiveness of therapy, is based on symptom management and pain relief. Providing the best palliative care for a cancer patient is a complicated and difficult task. The process of delivering palliative care may differ from the typical surgical gratification received from the full excision of a cancer, but surgeons who achieve excellence in palliative care will most certainly find it fulfilling. Aims and Objectives:  To take down proportion of patients suffering from specific advanced disease that needs palliation
 To study the various options of palliative care available in the hospital for patients with surgically incurable cancer.  To evaluate different methods of palliation that can be provided to specific advanced disease
RESULTS
9 patients underwent Palliative surgical procedure, out of total 50 cancer surgeries. The incidence of Palliative surgery is 18%. M: F 3.5:1. In most cases occurred after 50 years of age. Highest was occurred in 82 years of male and lowest is recorded in 31 years of female. Highest incidence of carcinoma is recorded in >50 years age groups and lowest incidence is found in younger age group. Maximum palliation was done for carcinoma stomach