Palliative

Step-wise endoscopic approach to palliative bilateral biliary drainage for unresectable advanced malignant hilar obstruction

Step-wise endoscopic approach to palliative bilateral biliary drainage for unresectable advanced malignant hilar obstruction Source link

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Rates of palliative care rising for inpatients with ESKD on dialysis

(HealthDay)—There was an increase in provision of palliative care for patients hospitalized between 2006 and 2014 with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) requiring dialysis, but rates were lower for black and...

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Racial and ethnic disparities exist in palliative care use among hospitalized patients with ESKD

Striking racial and ethnic disparities exist in the use of palliative care by hospitalized patients with end-stage kidney disease on dialysis, researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount...

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Integration of Pediatric Palliative Care Into Cardiac Intensive Care: A Champion-Based Model

Integration of pediatric palliative care (PPC) into management of children with serious illness and their families is endorsed as the standard of care. Despite this, timely referral to and integration...

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Repetitive electrostatic pressurised intraperitoneal aerosol chemotherapy (ePIPAC) with oxaliplatin as a palliative monotherapy for isolated unresectable colorectal peritoneal metastases: protocol of a Dutch, multicentre, open-label, single-arm, phase II study (CRC-PIPAC).

Related Articles Repetitive electrostatic pressurised intraperitoneal aerosol chemotherapy (ePIPAC) with oxaliplatin as a palliative monotherapy for isolated unresectable colorectal peritoneal metastases: protocol of a Dutch, multicentre, open-label, single-arm, phase II...

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Incorporating Shared Decision Making and Palliative Care Into Cardiogenic Shock Pathways

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A consensus conference report on defining the eligibility criteria for pediatric palliative care in Italy

The definition of the eligibility criteria of newborn, infant, child, or adolescent patients for palliative care (PC) is complicated by the fact that these patients generally present with very specific...

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Palliative Operations for Cyanotic Congenital Heart Disease with Severely Asymmetrical Pulmonary Arteries.

Related Articles Palliative Operations for Cyanotic Congenital Heart Disease with Severely Asymmetrical Pulmonary Arteries. Heart Lung Circ. 2019 May 01;: Authors: He Y, Yang Y, Zhu Y, Li Z, Su...

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Palliative care and advance care planning in Parkinson disease

"The future cannot be predicted, but futures can be invented."—Denis Gabor (physicist) Source link

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Timing of Palliative Consultation for Children During a Fatal Illness

BACKGROUND: The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends palliative care for children at the diagnosis of serious illness. Yet few children who die receive specialty palliative care consultation, and when it...

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Author response: Ethical, palliative, and policy considerations in disorders of consciousness

In response to Dr. Sethi's query about the care of patients with disorders of consciousness (DoC) in the context of scarce resources,1 what is owed to conscious individuals with brain...

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Reader response: Ethical, palliative, and policy considerations in disorders of consciousness

I read with interest Drs. Fins and Bernat's excellent discussion on the ethical, palliative, and health care policy considerations arising from the American Academy of Neurology Guideline on Disorders of...

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Editors' note: Ethical, palliative, and policy considerations in disorders of consciousness

In "Ethical, palliative, and policy considerations in disorders of consciousness," a complement to the American Academy of Neurology guideline on disorders of consciousness, authors Fins and Bernat reviewed (1) the...

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Few Cardiologists Referring Patients for Palliative Care

Palliative care is not just for patients at the end of life but can be helpful at any stage of a serious or life-changing illness, authors of a new study...

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Inpatients with neurologic disease referred for palliative care consultation

Objectives To compare characteristics and needs of inpatients with neurologic disease to those with cancer referred for palliative care (PC) consultation. Methods This prospective cohort study used data collected by...

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Palliative care and inpatient neurology: Where to next?

Palliative care (PC) is an approach to the care of persons with serious illness that focuses on reducing suffering by attending to medical symptoms, psychosocial issues, spiritual well-being, and planning...

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Registrar in Palliative Care Opportunity – Marymount University Hospital & Hospice

[ad_1] Marymount is an independent voluntary teaching hospital and hospice governed by a Board of Directors. This story continues at Registrar in Palliative Care Opportunity – Marymount University Hospital &...

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Association between palliative care and life-sustaining treatments for patients with dementia: A nationwide 5-year cohort study

[ad_1] Chen, P-J; Liang, F-W; Ho, C-H; Cheng, S-Y; Chen, Y-C; Chen, Y-H; Chen, Y-C; (2018) Association between palliative care and life-sustaining treatments for patients with dementia: A nationwide 5-year...

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Study: Written media can improve citizens' understanding of palliative care

[ad_1] In Spain, less than 50% of people who could receive end-of-life care have access to it. Research shows that giving health professionals, patients and families a voice in the...

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Cultural perceptions impede palliative care in end-stage liver disease

[ad_1] Most gastroenterologists and hepatologists felt that the key barriers to palliative care for patients with end-stage liver disease included perception of palliative care and unrealistic expectations about prognosis, according...

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