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On consideration of current medical and socio-economical factors, palliative care is becoming an increasingly important aspect of modern medicine in Germany. The German Society for Digestive and Metabolic Disorders (DGVS) has taken this into account by founding the working group "Palliative Gastroenterology". Patients with gastrointestinal malignancies or advanced non-malignant liver disease represent an important group that benefits from palliative care. Approximately 80 % of all palliative care patients suffer from gastrointestinal symptoms and endoscopic procedures performed by gastroenterologists play an important role in relieving symptoms such as obstruction. It is the object of this paper to evaluate the role of gastroenterologists in palliative medicine. It will give a brief definition, a historical review and the current legal background for palliative care in Germany and examine special aspects of ethics, decision making and research. Considering the current evidence on palliative endoscopic procedures this paper wants to establish the role of the gastroenterologist in palliative care far beyond the mere practicalities of endoscopy. The gastroenterologist is a crucial element of the interdisciplinary palliative care team and a partner to the patient in the process of decision-making. Finally, it is demonstrated how palliative care structures can be implemented in the setting of a university acute-care hospital.

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PUBLICATION TYPE: Journal Article

Journal: Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie

VOLUME: 46

Page Numbers: 712-24

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ISSN: 0044-2771

DAY: 11

MONTH: Jul

YEAR: 2008

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AFFILIATION: I. Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik, Johannes-Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz. mholtman@mail.uni-mainz.de

Country: Germany

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