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Descriptor English: Palliative Care
Descriptor Spanish: Cuidados Paliativos
Descriptor cuidados paliativos
Entry term(s) tratamiento paliativo
Scope note: Tratamiento que alivia los síntomas sin curar la enfermedad. (Traducción libre del original: Stedman, 25th ed)
Descriptor Portuguese: Cuidados Paliativos
Descriptor French: Soins palliatifs
Entry term(s): Care, Palliative
Palliative Supportive Care
Palliative Surgery
Palliative Therapy
Palliative Treatment
Palliative Treatments
Supportive Care
Supportive Care, Palliative
Surgery, Palliative
Therapy, Palliative
Treatment, Palliative
Treatments, Palliative
Tree number(s): E02.760.666
N02.421.585.666
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010166
Scope note: An approach that improves the quality of life of patients (adults and children) and their families who are facing problems associated with life-threatening illness. It prevents and relieves suffering through the early identification, correct assessment and treatment of pain and other problems, whether physical, psychosocial or spiritual. (https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/palliative-care)
Annotation: consider also PAIN MANAGEMENT
Allowable Qualifiers: CL classification
EC economics
ES ethics
HI history
LJ legislation & jurisprudence
MT methods
OG organization & administration
PX psychology
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
Public MeSH Note: 96; was PALLIATIVE TREATMENT 1966-95
History Note: 96; was PALLIATIVE TREATMENT 1964-95 (Prov 1964-65)
Related: Hospice and Palliative Care Nursing MeSH
Pain MeSH
Palliative Medicine MeSH
DeCS ID: 10353
Unique ID: D010166
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2018/02/26
Palliative Care - Preferred
Concept UI M0015773
Scope note An approach that improves the quality of life of patients (adults and children) and their families who are facing problems associated with life-threatening illness. It prevents and relieves suffering through the early identification, correct assessment and treatment of pain and other problems, whether physical, psychosocial or spiritual. (https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/palliative-care)
Preferred term Palliative Care
Entry term(s) Care, Palliative
Palliative Supportive Care
Palliative Therapy
Palliative Treatment
Palliative Treatments
Supportive Care
Supportive Care, Palliative
Therapy, Palliative
Treatment, Palliative
Treatments, Palliative
Palliative Surgery - Narrower
Concept UI M0015775
Preferred term Palliative Surgery
Entry term(s) Surgery, Palliative



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