Services

Palliative Care Services

What is palliative care?

Palliative Care is a type of care provided by the center to the patients and to those who care for them, through a specialized medical team that aims to:

• Relieve the physical and psychological pain of the patient and his family.
• Improve quality of life.
• Provide support for the patient to be as independent as possible.
• Support the family psychologically and socially during the journey of illness and after the death of the patient, God forbid.

Palliative Care Services provided by Gaba Pain Center:

• Treatment of symptoms such as pain and shortness of breath.
• Providing psychosocial support to the patient and his family.
• Provide counseling for patients who are still under treatment.
• Home care.
• Consolation and support for the family after loss.

Patients who benefit from palliative care:

Palliative care is provided to patients of all ages with a serious or life-threatening illness such as:

• Terminally ill cancer patients.
• Patients with Incurable neurological diseases
• Patients with advanced Dementia and Alzheimer's disease
• Patients with Parkinson 's disease
• Patients with extensive none-reversible strokes
• Patients with terminal Renal failure
• Patients with terminal Liver failure and cirrhosis
• Patients with incurable advanced chronic heart diseases
• Patients with Incurable lung disease & cystic fibrosis.
• Patients with Bone marrow and blood disorders requiring stem cell transplantation
• Acquired immunodeficiency patients

Symptoms that can be improved through palliative care:

• Pain
• Nausea or vomiting
• Anxiety or nervous tension
• Depression or sadness
• Constipation
• Difficulty breathing
• Anorexia nervosa
• Fatigue and sleep disturbances.