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In the context of healthcare reform, Surgery stands at a critical juncture. Attempting to rein in healthcare spending, legislators and payers can be expected to closely examine the legitimacy and necessity of a variety of medical treatments, including surgical procedures. Among these procedures, the most at risk for dismissal based on perceived ineffectiveness or lack of need may be those performed near the end of life, when the potential benefit of surgical intervention may seem negligible. While procedures may be performed for a variety of reasons toward the end of life—some indeed being inappropriate and/or unnecessary—palliative surgery plays an important role in the management of incurable disease. The purposes of this article are to: describe the place for palliative surgery in the armamentarium of palliative care; discuss potential challenges to patients’ access to palliative surgery that may arise from health policy or quality initiatives based on poor evidence; and outline a strategy for (a) systematically differentiating palliative surgeries from other, potentially expendable surgeries performed near the end of life, and (b) defining a plan for generating the evidence base to support best practice.
Annals of Surgical Oncology – Springer Journals
Published: May 17, 2011
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