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标题：Electronic Implementation of Integrated End-of-life Care: A Local Approach
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作者：Daniel Schlieper ; Christiane Altreuther ; Manuela Schallenburger 等
期刊名称：International Journal of Integrated Care
电子版ISSN：1568-4156
出版年度：2017
卷号：17
期号：2
DOI：10.5334/ijic.2507
语种：English
出版社：Utrecht University, Maastricht University, Groningen University
摘要：Introduction: The Liverpool Care Pathway for the Dying Patient is an instrument to deliver integrated care for patients in their last hours of life. Originally a paper-based system, this study investigates the feasibility of an electronic version. Methods: An electronic Liverpool Care Pathway was implemented in a specialized palliative care unit of a German university hospital. Its use is exemplified by means of auditing and analysis of the proportion of recorded items. Results: In the years 2013 and 2014 the electronic Liverpool Care Pathway was used for the care of 159 patients. The uptake of the instrument was high (67%). Most items were recorded. Apart from a high usability, the fast data retrieval allows fast analysis for auditing and research. Conclusions and discussion: The electronic instrument is feasible in a computerized ward and has strong advantages for retrospective analysis. Trial registration: Internal Clinical Trial Register of the Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, No. 2015124683 (7 December 2015).