Related Articles Therapeutic bronchoscopic interventions for malignant airway obstruction: A retrospective study from experience on 547 patients. Medicine (Baltimore). 2016 Jun;95(23):e3886 Authors: Dalar L, Özdemir C, Abul Y, Karasulu L, Sökücü SN, Akbaş A, Altn S Abstract There is no definitive consensus about the factors affecting the choice of interventional bronchoscopy in the management of malignant airway obstruction. The present study defines the choice of the interventional bronchoscopic modality and analyzes the factors influencing survival in patients with malignant central airway obstruction. Totally, over 7 years, 802 interventional rigid bronchoscopic procedures were applied in 547 patients having malignant airway obstruction.…
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Related Articles Evaluation of the symptoms and treatment prescribed to hospitalized patients. Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992). 2016 Jul;62(4):307-14 Authors: Roldi Mda S, Moritz RD Abstract OBJECTIVE: Evaluation of the presence of symptoms and suitability in the treatment of patients admitted to medical wards at HU-UFSC. Identification of patients eligible for palliative care (PC). METHOD: A prospective cohort study, which evaluated patients in the first 48 hours of hospitalization (D1) and after 48 hours (D2). On D1, palliative performance and symptom assessment scales were applied (PPS/ESAS). The treatment established for the control of detected symptoms was also identified. On D2,…
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Related Articles Symptom Control at the End of Life. Med Clin North Am. 2016 Sep;100(5):1111-22 Authors: Kreher M Abstract Symptom control at the end of life is an identified ongoing gap in end-of-life care. Increased demand for high-quality symptom control; limited supply of specialty trained clinicians; lack of consistent high-quality evidence-based interventions; and education deficits among clinicians, patients, and families in end-of-life processes contribute to this gap. High-value end-of-life care is centered on high-quality communication about goals of care. This article reviews primary palliative care concepts of communication and symptom control to provide a framework for primary care physicians to…
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Related Articles Caregiver burden, patients’ self-perceived burden, and preference for palliative care among cancer patients and caregivers. Psychooncology. 2015 Nov;24(11):1545-51 Authors: Lee JE, Shin DW, Cho J, Yang HK, Kim SY, Yoo HS, Jho HJ, Shin JY, Cho B, Park K, Park JH Abstract OBJECTIVE: Recently, caregiver burden (CB) has emerged as an important issue in the area of palliative medicine. However, patients’ feelings related to being a burden to their families (i.e., self-perceived burden [SPB]) is also a significant issue. We evaluated the relation of CB and SPB as preference for palliative care. METHODS: A national, multicenter, cross-sectional survey…
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Related Articles Electrochemotherapy as palliative treatment in patients with thyroid papillary carcinoma. Braz J Otorhinolaryngol. 2016 May-Jun;82(3):285-8 Authors: Grau JJ, Caballero M, Langdon C, Bernal-Sprekelsen M, Blanch JL Abstract INTRODUCTION: Local progression of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) after failure of standard therapies may cause pain, ulceration, and bleeding. As patients are fully aware of the tumor growth, they might suffer high grade anxiety. Electrochemotherapy (ECT) is a new local palliative treatment for skin metastases of malignant melanoma or other tumors, including squamous head e neck cancer patients. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the impact of ECT in patients with local progression of…
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