Related Articles Early experience with medical assistance in dying in Ontario, Canada: a cohort study. CMAJ. 2020 02 24;192(8):E173-E181 Authors: Downar J, Fowler RA, Halko R, Huyer LD, Hill AD, Gibson JL Abstract BACKGROUND: Medical assistance in dying (MAiD) was legalized across Canada in June 2016. Some have expressed concern that patient requests for MAiD might be driven by poor access to palliative care and that social and economic vulnerability of patients may influence access to or receipt of MAiD. To examine these concerns, we describe Ontario’s early experience with MAiD and compare MAiD decedents with the general population of…
Origen: Early experience with medical assistance in dying in Ontario, Canada: a cohort study. – PubMed

Related Articles A conservative approach to select patients with ischemic wounds is safe and effective in the setting of deferred revascularization. J Vasc Surg. 2020 04;71(4):1286-1295 Authors: Gabel JA, Bianchi C, Possagnoli I, Oyoyo UE, Teruya TH, Kiang SC, Abou-Zamzam AM, Bishop V, Eastridge D Abstract OBJECTIVE: The Wound, Ischemia, and foot Infection classification system has been validated to predict benefit from inmediate revascularization and major amputation risk among patients with peripheral arterial disease. Our primary goal was to evaluate wound healing, limb salvage, and survival among patients with ischemic wounds undergoing revascularization when intervention was deferred by a trial…
Origen: A conservative approach to select patients with ischemic wounds is safe and effective in the setting of deferred revascularization. – PubMed

Related Articles Are You Ready for Kaizen in Your Clinical Practice? Circ J. 2020 03 25;84(4):546-548 Authors: Yamada S PMID: 32115442 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
Origen: Are You Ready for Kaizen in Your Clinical Practice? – PubMed

Related Articles Stent Placement for Palliative Treatment of Malignant Colorectal Obstruction: Extracolonic Malignancy Versus Primary Colorectal Cancer. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2020 07;215(1):248-253 Authors: Ahn H, Yoon CJ, Lee JH, Choi WS Abstract OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this study is to compare the clinical outcomes of stent placement for the palliative treatment of colorectal obstruction in patients with extracolonic malignancy (ECM) versus those with primary colorectal cancer (CRC) and to identify the risk factors for stent failure. MATERIALS AND METHODS. Between January 2005 and December 2017, a total of 85 patients underwent stent placement for the palliative treatment of inoperable…
Origen: Stent Placement for Palliative Treatment of Malignant Colorectal Obstruction: Extracolonic Malignancy Versus Primary Colorectal Cancer. – PubMed

Related Articles Anticipatory prescribing in community end-of-life care in the UK and Ireland during the COVID-19 pandemic: online survey. BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2020 Sep;10(3):343-349 Authors: Antunes B, Bowers B, Winterburn I, Kelly MP, Brodrick R, Pollock K, Majumder M, Spathis A, Lawrie I, George R, Ryan R, Barclay S Abstract BACKGROUND: Anticipatory prescribing (AP) of injectable medications in advance of clinical need is established practice in community end-of-life care. Changes to prescribing guidelines and practice have been reported during the COVID-19 pandemic. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: To investigate UK and Ireland clinicians’ experiences concerning changes in AP during the COVID-19…
Origen: Anticipatory prescribing in community end-of-life care in the UK and Ireland during the COVID-19 pandemic: online survey. – PubMed