内容紹介
Summery
Background: Prophylactic granulocyte-colony stimulating factor(G-CSF)is necessary for some cancer patients receiving anti-cancer drugs. However, it is difficult for cancer patients in rural areas to receive G-CSF as outpatients because of inconvenient official transport, lack of public support, and low activity levels due to age. To resolve this problem, we began conducting a critical path(G-path)with regional medical institutions from 2011. Methods: We retrospectively surveyed the clinical records of cancer patients receiving prophylactic G-CSF using G-path at our hospital. Results: Eighty-two patients who were administered a total of 254 cycles of chemotherapy were examined between January 2011 and December 2016. Diseases included malignant lymphoma(n=64), pancreatic cancer(n=7), soft tissue sarcoma(n=5), and others(n=6). The median age of the patients was 70(range: 24-94)years. Fifty-three patients visited medical offices, and 31 patients visited regional hospitals. In 245 of 254(96%)cycles, planned G-CSF administration was performed. In 37 of 254(15%)cycles, infectious episodes developed, but patients needed hospitalization for only 5 cycles(2%). Conclusion: Cooperation between clinics and hospitals using G-path reduced ambulatory burden and prevented severe infection. Cooperation in supportive care may allow for equal accessibility to cancer treatment.
要旨
背景: 2011年より当科では頻回の外来通院が困難な症例に対して,クリティカルパス(Gパス)を使用して最寄りの医療機関にがん化学療法後のgranulocyte-colony stimulating factor(G-CSF)予防投与を依頼している。方法: 当科でがん化学療法後にGパスを利用した患者を対象とし,G-CSF投与実施率,感染症の合併頻度について後方視的に検討した。結果: 2011年1月~2016年12月までに82例が254サイクルの化学療法後にGパスを利用した。原疾患は悪性リンパ腫64例,膵がん7例,軟部肉腫5例,その他6例,患者年齢中央値は70(範囲: 24~94)歳,連携先は診療所53例,病院31例,254サイクル中245サイクル(96%)で予定されたG-CSFが投与された。254サイクル中37サイクル(15%)で感染症を合併したが,入院を要したのは5サイクル(2%)であった。結語: Gパスを用いた地域連携で,患者の受診負担を軽減し安全に化学療法を施行することができた。支持療法を地域の医療機関と連携して行うことで,がん診療のいっそうの均てん化が期待できる。
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Background: Prophylactic granulocyte-colony stimulating factor(G-CSF)is necessary for some cancer patients receiving anti-cancer drugs. However, it is difficult for cancer patients in rural areas to receive G-CSF as outpatients because of inconvenient official transport, lack of public support, and low activity levels due to age. To resolve this problem, we began conducting a critical path(G-path)with regional medical institutions from 2011. Methods: We retrospectively surveyed the clinical records of cancer patients receiving prophylactic G-CSF using G-path at our hospital. Results: Eighty-two patients who were administered a total of 254 cycles of chemotherapy were examined between January 2011 and December 2016. Diseases included malignant lymphoma(n=64), pancreatic cancer(n=7), soft tissue sarcoma(n=5), and others(n=6). The median age of the patients was 70(range: 24-94)years. Fifty-three patients visited medical offices, and 31 patients visited regional hospitals. In 245 of 254(96%)cycles, planned G-CSF administration was performed. In 37 of 254(15%)cycles, infectious episodes developed, but patients needed hospitalization for only 5 cycles(2%). Conclusion: Cooperation between clinics and hospitals using G-path reduced ambulatory burden and prevented severe infection. Cooperation in supportive care may allow for equal accessibility to cancer treatment.
要旨
背景: 2011年より当科では頻回の外来通院が困難な症例に対して,クリティカルパス(Gパス)を使用して最寄りの医療機関にがん化学療法後のgranulocyte-colony stimulating factor(G-CSF)予防投与を依頼している。方法: 当科でがん化学療法後にGパスを利用した患者を対象とし,G-CSF投与実施率,感染症の合併頻度について後方視的に検討した。結果: 2011年1月~2016年12月までに82例が254サイクルの化学療法後にGパスを利用した。原疾患は悪性リンパ腫64例,膵がん7例,軟部肉腫5例,その他6例,患者年齢中央値は70(範囲: 24~94)歳,連携先は診療所53例,病院31例,254サイクル中245サイクル(96%)で予定されたG-CSFが投与された。254サイクル中37サイクル(15%)で感染症を合併したが,入院を要したのは5サイクル(2%)であった。結語: Gパスを用いた地域連携で,患者の受診負担を軽減し安全に化学療法を施行することができた。支持療法を地域の医療機関と連携して行うことで,がん診療のいっそうの均てん化が期待できる。