scholarly journals Advance Directives and Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders in Patients with Cancer with Metastatic Spinal Cord Compression: Advanced Care Planning Implications

2010 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 513-517 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ying Guo ◽  
J. Lynn Palmer ◽  
Josephine Bianty ◽  
Benedict Konzen ◽  
Ki Shin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Advance Directives ◽  
Spinal Cord Compression ◽  
Cord Compression ◽  
Metastatic Spinal Cord Compression ◽  
Care Planning ◽  
Advanced Care Planning ◽  
Do Not Resuscitate ◽  
Patients With Cancer ◽  
Do Not Resuscitate Orders

scholarly journals Nursing considerations for supporting cancer patients with metastatic spinal cord compression: a literature review

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (17) ◽  
pp. S24-S29
Author(s):  
Rebecca Troke ◽  
Tanya Andrewes
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Spinal Cord Compression ◽  
Cord Compression ◽  
Metastatic Spinal Cord Compression ◽  
Research Papers ◽  
Patients With Cancer ◽  
Nurses Role ◽  
The Impact

Background: metastatic spinal cord compression (MSCC) is an oncology emergency. Prevalence is increasing. Treatment and care are complex and those diagnosed may be faced with life-changing challenges. Aims: to review the impact and management of MSCC in patients with cancer, in order to analyse nursing considerations for supporting patients. Methods: a literature review and thematic analysis of five primary research papers, published between 2009 and 2014. Findings: two themes of prognosis/survival time and independence versus dependence were discovered. Conclusions: the onset of MSCC may result in paralysis and associated loss of independence, impacting on a patient's quality of life. Understanding individuals' prognosis and treatment/care preferences is fundamental for the sensitive, individualised support of patients with MSCC. The findings reinforce the nurses' role in health education, in order to raise awareness of MSCC and promote early diagnosis so that patients maintain function and independence as long as possible. The findings support the need for nurses to be equipped with appropriate communication skills to initiate and engage in sensitive, difficult and proactive conversations with patients and their families, supporting the delivery of humanised care.

Metastatic Spinal Cord Compression

2005 ◽  
Vol 3 (5) ◽  
pp. 711-719 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meic H. Schmidt ◽  
Paul Klimo ◽  
Frank D. Vrionis
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Spinal Cord Compression ◽  
Radiation Treatment ◽  
Cord Compression ◽  
Metastatic Spinal Cord Compression ◽  
Treatment Modalities ◽  
Survival Times ◽  
Patients With Cancer

Approximately 70% of cancer patients have metastatic disease at death. The spine is involved in up to 40% of those patients. Spinal cord compression may develop in 5% to 10% of cancer patients and up to 40% of patients with preexisting nonspinal bone metastasis (>25,000 cases/y). Given the increasing survival times of patients with cancer, greater numbers of patients are likely to develop this complication. The role of surgery in the management of metastatic spinal cord compression is expanding. The management of metastatic spine disease can consist of a combination of surgery, radiation treatment, and chemotherapy. Treatment modalities are not mutually exclusive and must be individualized for patients evaluated in a multidisciplinary setting.

Radiotherapy of metastatic spinal cord compression in very elderly patients

2007 ◽  
Vol 67 (1) ◽  
pp. 256-263 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dirk Rades ◽  
Peter J. Hoskin ◽  
Johann H. Karstens ◽  
Volker Rudat ◽  
Theo Veninga ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Elderly Patients ◽  
Spinal Cord Compression ◽  
Cord Compression ◽  
Metastatic Spinal Cord Compression ◽  
Very Elderly

Audit of metastatic spinal cord compression

2016 ◽  
Vol 28 ◽  
pp. S2
Author(s):  
A. Cole ◽  
J. O'Hare ◽  
K. Harpur ◽  
C. O'Brien ◽  
N. Evans ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Compression ◽  
Cord Compression ◽  
Metastatic Spinal Cord Compression

scholarly journals Effectiveness of radiotherapy for metastatic spinal cord compression in patients with short life expectancy

2017 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 58-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandra Giraldo ◽  
Sergi Benavente ◽  
Mónica Ramos ◽  
Ramona Vergés ◽  
Odimar Coronil ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Life Expectancy ◽  
Spinal Cord Compression ◽  
Cord Compression ◽  
Metastatic Spinal Cord Compression ◽  
Short Life ◽  
Short Life Expectancy

Developing an early alert system for metastatic spinal cord compression (MSCC): Red Flag credit cards

2013 ◽  
Vol 16 (01) ◽  
pp. 14-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jackie Turnpenney ◽  
Sue Greenhalgh ◽  
Lena Richards ◽  
Annamaria Crabtree ◽  
James Selfe
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Compression ◽  
Credit Cards ◽  
Cord Compression ◽  
Metastatic Spinal Cord Compression ◽  
Alert System ◽  
Red Flag ◽  
Early Alert
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