Related Articles Clinical results of multidisciplinary therapy including palliative posterior spinal stabilization surgery and postoperative adjuvant therapy for metastatic spinal tumor. J Orthop Surg Res. 2018 Feb 05;13(1):30 Authors: Uei H, Tokuhashi Y, Maseda M, Nakahashi M, Sawada H, Nakayama E, Soma H Abstract BACKGROUND: Surgeries performed for metastatic spinal tumor are mostly palliative and are controversial for patients with short life expectancy. We investigated whether palliative posterior spinal stabilization surgery with postoperative multidisciplinary therapy results in improvement of life prognosis and activities of daily living (ADL) in patients with metastatic spinal tumor. METHODS: The subjects were 55 patients who…
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Related Articles A Case of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Presenting as Catatonia. J Clin Psychiatry. 2016 07;77(7):e900-1 Authors: Winton-Brown T, Doti I, Ting A, Atherton S, Mocellin R, Loyal S, Gaillard F, Velakoulis D PMID: 27464324 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
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Related Articles Anatomical Repair Conversion After Bidirectional Cavopulmonary Shunt for Complex Cardiac Anomalies: Palliation is Not a One-Way Path. Pediatr Cardiol. 2018 Mar;39(3):604-609 Authors: Chen Q, Li S, Hua Z, Zhang H, Yang K, Gao H, Ma K, Zhang S, Qi L Abstract Complex cardiac anomalies are sometimes channeled toward Fontan palliation for various reasons. Nevertheless, anatomical repair after bidirectional cavopulmonary shunt may be another option with theoretical benefits. In this study, we report our experience with anatomical repair conversion in challenging patients who had been palliated with bidirectional cavopulmonary shunt. Retrospective review was conducted in patients who underwent anatomical…
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Related Articles The ethics of interventional procedures for patients too ill for surgery. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol. 2018 Apr;31(2):190-194 Authors: Kan CG, Nurok M Abstract PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Minimally invasive interventional procedures are increasingly popular options for patients who are high-risk candidates for open surgical procedures. It is unclear how to proceed in the rare circumstance of a complication during an interventional procedure, where addressing the complication would require exposing the patient to the full risk that was being avoided with the minimally invasive technique. This review provides recommendations on how to approach this paradoxical scenario. RECENT FINDINGS: Risk stratification, communication…
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Related Articles Euthanasia embedded in palliative care. Responses to essentialistic criticisms of the Belgian model of integral end-of-life care. J Med Ethics. 2017 Aug;43(8):489-494 Authors: Bernheim JL, Raus K Abstract The Belgian model of ‘integral’ end-of-life care consists of universal access to palliative care (PC) and legally regulated euthanasia. As a first worldwide, the Flemish PC organisation has embedded euthanasia in its practice. However, some critics have declared the Belgian-model concepts of ‘integral PC’ and ‘palliative futility’ to fundamentally contradict the essence of PC. This article analyses the various essentialistic arguments for the incompatibility of euthanasia and PC. The empirical…
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