Related Articles Healthcare staff ’s experience in providing end-of-life care to children: A mixed-method review. Palliat Med. 2016 Dec;30(10):905-919 Authors: McConnell T, Scott D, Porter S Abstract BACKGROUND: Staff who provide end-of-life care to children not only have to deal with their own sense of loss but also that of bereaved families. There is a dearth of knowledge on how they cope with these challenges. AIM: The aim of this review is to explore the experiences of healthcare professionals who provide end-of-life care to children in order to inform the development of interventions to support them, thereby improving the quality of…
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Related Articles Health-related quality-of-life outcome measures in paediatric palliative care: A systematic review of psychometric properties and feasibility of use. Palliat Med. 2016 Dec;30(10):935-949 Authors: Coombes LH, Wiseman T, Lucas G, Sangha A, Murtagh FE Abstract BACKGROUND: The number of children worldwide requiring palliative care services is increasing due to advances in medical care and technology. The use of outcome measures is important to improve the quality and effectiveness of care. AIM: To systematically identify health-related quality-of-life outcome measures that could be used in paediatric palliative care and examine their feasibility of use and psychometric properties. DESIGN: A systematic literature…
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Related Articles Reintervention for stent occlusion after bilateral self-expandable metallic stent placement for malignant hilar biliary obstruction. Dig Endosc. 2016 Nov;28(7):731-737 Authors: Inoue T, Naitoh I, Okumura F, Ozeki T, Anbe K, Iwasaki H, Nishie H, Mizushima T, Sano H, Nakazawa T, Yoneda M, Joh T Abstract BACKGROUND AND AIM: Endoscopic reintervention for stent occlusions following bilateral self-expandable metallic stent (SEMS) placement for malignant hilar biliary obstruction (MHBO) is challenging, and time to recurrent biliary obstruction (RBO) of the revisionary stent remains unclear. We aimed to clarify a suitable reintervention method for stent occlusions following bilateral SEMS placement for MHBO.…
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Related Articles Electrochemotherapy for the Treatment of Unresectable Locoregionally Advanced Cutaneous Melanoma: A Systematic Review. Actas Dermosifiliogr. 2017 Mar;108(2):91-97 Authors: Aguado-Romeo MJ, Benot-López S, Romero-Tabares A Abstract Electrochemotherapy is a therapeutic option for the treatment of cutaneous and subcutaneous metastases from melanoma and other tumors. The procedure consists of the administration of anticancer drugs followed by locally applied electrical impulses to achieve an effect known as electroporation, which facilitates entry into the cytosol of drugs that cannot cross the cell membrane. The aim of this review is to evaluate the evidence that supports the use of electrochemotherapy as a therapeutic…
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Related Articles Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and Complicated Grief are Common in Caregivers of Neuro-ICU Patients. Neurocrit Care. 2017 Jun;26(3):436-443 Authors: Trevick SA, Lord AS Abstract BACKGROUND: To explore the effect of end of life and other palliative decision making scenarios on the mental health of family members of patients in the neuro-intensive care unit. METHODS: Decision makers of patients in the neuro-ICU at a large, urban, academic medical center meeting palliative care triggers were identified from November 10, 2014, to August 27, 2015. Interviews were conducted at 1 and 6 months post-enrollment. At 1 month, the Inventory of Complicated Grief-Revised (ICG-R), Impact…
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