Related Articles Supportive Care: Integration of Patient-Centered Kidney Care to Manage Symptoms and Geriatric Syndromes. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2016 Oct 07;11(10):1882-1891 Authors: Davison SN, Jassal SV Abstract Dialysis care is often associated with poor outcomes including low quality of life (QOL). To improve patient-reported outcomes, incorporation of the patient’s needs and perspective into the medical care they receive is essential. This article provides a framework to help clinicians integrate symptom assessment and other measures such as QOL and frailty scores into a clinical approach to the contemporary supportive care of patients with advanced CKD. This approach involves (1)…
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Related Articles Sarcopenia Is Associated with Quality of Life and Depression in Patients with Advanced Cancer. Oncologist. 2018 01;23(1):97-104 Authors: Nipp RD, Fuchs G, El-Jawahri A, Mario J, Troschel FM, Greer JA, Gallagher ER, Jackson VA, Kambadakone A, Hong TS, Temel JS, Fintelmann FJ Abstract BACKGROUND: Patients with advanced cancer often experience muscle wasting (sarcopenia), yet little is known about the characteristics associated with sarcopenia and the relationship between sarcopenia and patients’ quality of life (QOL) and mood. MATERIALS AND METHODS: As part of a randomized trial, we assessed baseline QOL (Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General [FACT-G]) and mood (Hospital…
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Related Articles Innovative Urgent Care for the Palliative Patient at Home. Home Healthc Now. 2017 Apr;35(4):196-201 Authors: Montgomery CL, Pooler C, Arsenault JE, Berean C, Sharman R, Cameron CL, de Kock I Abstract Palliative and end-of-life patients in their homes are at risk of developing symptom crises requiring urgent care. The usual care for these patients involves transport to an Emergency Department (ED) despite the preference of most palliative patients to stay home. The objective of this initiative was to develop an innovative strategy to provide collaborative care in the home to alleviate symptoms and avoid transport. A partnership was…
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Related Articles An interactive simulation tool for patient-specific clinical decision support in single-ventricle physiology. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2018 02;155(2):712-721 Authors: Conover T, Hlavacek AM, Migliavacca F, Kung E, Dorfman A, Figliola RS, Hsia TY, Modeling of Congenital Hearts Alliance (MOCHA) Investigators Abstract OBJECTIVE: Modeling of single-ventricle circulations has yielded important insights into their unique flow dynamics and physiology. Here we translated a state-of-the-art mathematical model into a patient-specific clinical decision support interactive Web-based simulation tool and show validation for all 3 stages of single-ventricular palliation. METHODS: Via the adoption a validated lumped parameter method, complete cardiovascular-pulmonary circulatory models of…
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Related Articles Survival in Response to Multimodal Therapy in Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2017 Dec 01;102(12):4506-4514 Authors: Prasongsook N, Kumar A, Chintakuntlawar AV, Foote RL, Kasperbauer J, Molina J, Garces Y, Ma D, Wittich MAN, Rubin J, Richardson R, Morris J, Hay I, Fatourechi V, McIver B, Ryder M, Thompson G, Grant C, Richards M, Sebo TJ, Rivera M, Suman V, Jenkins SM, Smallridge RC, Bible KC Abstract Context: Historical outcomes in anaplastic thyroid cancer (ATC) have been dismal. Objective: To determine whether an initial intensive multimodal therapy (MMT) is associated with improved ATC survival. Design: MMT…
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