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As important as good pain management is for patients, discuss the special problems occurring today regarding...

As important as good pain management is for patients, discuss the special problems occurring today regarding the proper use and misuse of palliative care and comfort measures.

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Palliative care is given to patients who are critically ill and medical help will not improve patient condition rather providing patient a comfort zone free of pain and stress both for patient and family still with treatment

Comfort care is given to the patients who will not survive the disease or illness ,a way to soothe and comfort the ill.

The problems existing in this are insurance coverage, who will care,where the ill has to be kept, psychological support or emotional support to patients and families, financial needs,above all quality of the service provided,misusing palliative therapies like over use of drugs making patient abuse , addicted ,complications .The others are accountability or responsibility ,problems of availability or access to treatment ,low priority to pain, inadequate reimbursement.

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