Related Articles The Experience of Decision Making in the Care of Children with Palliative Care Needs: The Experiences of Jordanian Mothers. Compr Child Adolesc Nurs. 2017 Dec;40(4):240-256 Authors: Atout M, Hemingway P, Seymour J Abstract The purpose of this study was to explore the experience of decision making in the care of children with palliative care needs in Jordan, from the perspective of their mothers. This study employed a collective qualitative case study approach. Data were collected in 3 pediatric wards in a Jordanian hospital. The study used 2 data collection methods: participant observation (197 observational hours) and 56 semi-structured…
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Related Articles Work Experiences of Patients Receiving Palliative Care at a Comprehensive Cancer Center: Exploratory Analysis. J Palliat Med. 2017 Jul;20(7):770-773 Authors: Glare PA, Nikolova T, Alickaj A, Patil S, Blinder V Abstract BACKGROUND: Employment-related issues have been largely overlooked in cancer patients needing palliative care. These issues may become more relevant as cancer evolves into more of a chronic illness and palliative care is provided independent of stage or prognosis. OBJECTIVE: To characterize the employment situations of working-age palliative care patients. DESIGN: Cross-sectional survey setting/subjects: Consecutive sample of 112 patients followed in palliative care outpatient clinics at a comprehensive…
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Related Articles The blalock and taussig shunt revisited. Ann Card Anaesth. 2017 Jul-Sep;20(3):323-330 Authors: Kiran U, Aggarwal S, Choudhary A, Uma B, Kapoor PM Abstract The systemic to pulmonary artery shunts are done as palliative procedures for cyanotic congenital heart diseases ranging from simple tetralogy of Fallots (TOFs)/pulmonary atresia (PA) to complex univentricular hearts. They allow growth of pulmonary arteries and maintain regulated blood flow to the lungs till a proper age and body weight suitable for definitive corrective repair is reached. We have reviewed the BT shunt with its anaesthtic considerations and management of associated complications. PMID: 28701598 [PubMed…
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Related Articles The do-not-resuscitate order for terminal cancer patients in mainland China: A retrospective study. Medicine (Baltimore). 2018 May;97(18):e0588 Authors: Huang BY, Chen HP, Wang Y, Deng YT, Yi TW, Jiang Y Abstract With the development of palliative care, a signed do-not-resuscitate (DNR) order has become increasingly popular worldwide. However, there is no legal guarantee of a signed DNR order for patients with cancer in mainland China. This study aimed to estimate the status of DNR order signing before patient death in the cancer center of a large tertiary affiliated teaching hospital in western China. Patient demographics and disease-related characteristics…
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Related Articles A Survey of Hospice and Palliative Care Clinicians’ Experiences and Attitudes Regarding the Use of Palliative Sedation. J Palliat Med. 2017 Sep;20(9):915-921 Authors: Maiser S, Estrada-Stephen K, Sahr N, Gully J, Marks S Abstract BACKGROUND: A variety of terms and attitudes surround palliative sedation (PS) with little research devoted to hospice and palliative care (HPC) clinicians’ perceptions and experiences with PS. These factors may contribute to the wide variability in the reported prevalence of PS. OBJECTIVE: This study was designed to better identify hospice and palliative care (HPC) clinician attitudes toward, and clinical experiences with palliative sedation (PS).…
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