Related Articles Effectiveness of palliative care consultation service on caregiver burden over time between terminally ill cancer and non-cancer family caregivers. Support Care Cancer. 2020 Dec;28(12):6045-6055 Authors: Wu LF, Lin C, Hung YC, Chang LF, Ho CL, Pan HH Abstract PURPOSE: The responsibility of taking care of terminal patients is accepted as a role of family members in Taiwan. Only a few studies have focused on the effect of palliative care consultation service (PCCS) on caregiver burden between terminal cancer family caregivers (CFCs) and non-cancer family caregivers (NCFCs). Therefore, the purpose of this study is to address the effect of…
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Related Articles Palliative Operations for Cyanotic Congenital Heart Disease with Severely Asymmetrical Pulmonary Arteries. Heart Lung Circ. 2020 May;29(5):780-784 Authors: He Y, Yang Y, Zhu Y, Li Z, Su J, Xu Y, Fan X, Liu Y, Fan X Abstract BACKGROUND: Surgically managing patients with complex congenital heart disease and severely asymmetrical pulmonary arteries is challenging. Here, we report our experience using combined palliative procedures. METHOD: The medical records of 28 patients with complex congenital heart disease and severely asymmetrical pulmonary arteries who underwent combined palliative procedures between January 2004 and April 2013 were retrospectively reviewed until January 2018. The patients…
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Related Articles The Functional Palliative Prognostic Index: a scoring system for functional prognostication of patients with advanced cancer. Support Care Cancer. 2020 Dec;28(12):6067-6074 Authors: Hiratsuka Y, Yamaguchi T, Maeda I, Morita T, Mori M, Yokomichi N, Hiramoto S, Matsuda Y, Kohara H, Suzuki K, Tagami K, Yamaguchi T, Inoue A Abstract PURPOSE: For appropriate advance care planning, functional prognostication is necessary. However, there are no studies of functional prognostication in patients with cancer. The aim of this study was to develop a functional prognostic scoring system for patients with advanced cancer. METHODS: In this multicenter prospective observational study, 1896 patients…
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Related Articles Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC) 2020 clinical practice recommendations for the management of severe gastrointestinal and hepatic toxicities from checkpoint inhibitors. Support Care Cancer. 2020 Dec;28(12):6129-6143 Authors: Dougan M, Blidner AG, Choi J, Cooksley T, Glezerman I, Ginex P, Girotra M, Gupta D, Johnson D, Shannon VR, Suarez-Almazor M, Anderson R, Rapoport BL Abstract Immune-related adverse events (IrAEs) affecting the gastrointestinal (GI) tract and liver are among the most frequent and most severe inflammatory toxicities from contemporary immunotherapy. Inflammation of the colon and or small intestines (entero)colitis is the single most common GI IrAE and…
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Related Articles Public Perceptions of Advance Care Planning, Palliative Care, and Hospice: A Scoping Review. J Palliat Med. 2021 01;24(1):46-52 Authors: Grant MS, Back AL, Dettmar NS Abstract Background: Although access to advance care planning (ACP), palliative care, and hospice has increased, public attitudes may still be barriers to their optimal use. Purpose: To synthesize empirical research from disparate sources that describes public perceptions of ACP, palliative care, and hospice in ways that could inform public messaging. Data Sources: Searches of PubMed and other databases were made from January 2011 to January 2020. Study Selection: Studies reporting survey or interview…
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