The value of palliative surgery for metastatic spinal disease: satisfaction of patients and their families

Spine Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 42-49

  Fujibayashi, Shunsuke ^a   Neo, Masashi ^a   Miyaki, Koichi ^b   Nakayama, Takeo ^b   Nakamura, Takashi ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Kyoto Umversity Graduate School of Medicine   (Japan)

Author keywords

Palliative surgery; Quality of life; Satisfaction; Spinal metastasis

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; FAMILY ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPINAL CORD METASTASIS; SPINE DISEASE; SURVIVAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY CARE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPINAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 73149089895     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2009.06.016     Document Type: Article

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