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Hypopharyngeal cancer: United Kingdom National Multidisciplinary Guidelines.

Related Articles Hypopharyngeal cancer: United Kingdom National Multidisciplinary Guidelines. J Laryngol Otol. 2016 May;130(S2):S104-S110 Authors: Pracy P, Loughran S, Good J, Parmar S, Goranova R Abstract This is the official guideline endorsed by the specialty associations involved in the care of head and neck cancer patients in the UK. With an age standardised incidence rate of 0.63 per 100 000 population, hypopharynx cancers account for a small proportion of the head and neck cancer workload in the UK, and thus suffer from the lack of high level evidence. This paper discusses the evidence base pertaining to the management of hypopharyngeal…
Origen: Hypopharyngeal cancer: United Kingdom National Multidisciplinary Guidelines. – PubMed

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Evaluation of Emergency Department Management of Opioid-Tolerant Cancer Patients With Acute Pain.

Related Articles Evaluation of Emergency Department Management of Opioid-Tolerant Cancer Patients With Acute Pain. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2017 Oct;54(4):501-507 Authors: Patel PM, Goodman LF, Knepel SA, Miller CC, Azimi A, Phillips G, Gustin JL, Hartman A Abstract CONTEXT: There are no previously published studies examining opioid doses administered to opioid-tolerant cancer patients during emergency department (ED) encounters. OBJECTIVES: To determine if opioid-tolerant cancer patients presenting with acute pain exacerbations receive adequate initial doses of as needed (PRN) opioids during ED encounters based on home oral morphine equivalent (OME) use. METHODS: We performed a retrospective cohort study of opioid-tolerant cancer…
Origen: Evaluation of Emergency Department Management of Opioid-Tolerant Cancer Patients With Acute Pain. – PubMed

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What Actually Happened.

Related Articles What Actually Happened. Camb Q Healthc Ethics. 2016 Apr;25(2):338 Authors: Abstract The medical team found the patient to lack medical decisionmaking capacity. However, the team felt that the patient was still able to respond appropriately to some situations. KS had displayed a consistent refusal of all medical treatments that made her uncomfortable or caused pain. During her sister’s visits, the patient would be much more receptive to eating. A meeting was planned with the patient’s sister in which the ethicist explained that the patient was not able to make her own decisions. The patient’s sister agreed that she…
Origen: What Actually Happened. – PubMed

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Prognostic Factors and Clinical Characteristics of Patients with Primary Duodenal Adenocarcinoma: A Single-Center Experience from China.

Related Articles Prognostic Factors and Clinical Characteristics of Patients with Primary Duodenal Adenocarcinoma: A Single-Center Experience from China. Biomed Res Int. 2016;2016:6491049 Authors: Jiang QL, Huang XH, Chen YT, Zhang JW, Wang CF Abstract Aim. To evaluate the clinical risk factors influencing overall survival of patients with duodenal adenocarcinoma after potentially curative resection. Methods. A series of 201 patients with primary duodenal adenocarcinoma who underwent surgery from 1999 to 2014 at Chinese Medical Academic Cancer Hospital were studied by retrospective chart review and subsequent telephone follow-up. Results. Resectional surgery was performed in 138 of the 201 patients to attempt curative…
Origen: Prognostic Factors and Clinical Characteristics of Patients with Primary Duodenal Adenocarcinoma: A Single-Center Experience from China. – PubMed

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Evaluation of a palliative and hospice care telephone hotline for patients severely affected by multiple sclerosis and their caregivers.

Related Articles Evaluation of a palliative and hospice care telephone hotline for patients severely affected by multiple sclerosis and their caregivers. Eur J Neurol. 2017 Dec;24(12):1518-1524 Authors: Strupp J, Groebe B, Knies A, Mai M, Voltz R, Golla H Abstract BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Palliative and hospice care (PHC) still mainly focuses on patients with cancer. In order to connect patients severely affected by multiple sclerosis (MS) and caregivers to PHC, a nationwide hotline was implemented to facilitate access to PHC. METHODS: The hotline was designed in cooperation with the German Multiple Sclerosis Society. Self-disclosed information given by callers was documented…
Origen: Evaluation of a palliative and hospice care telephone hotline for patients severely affected by multiple sclerosis and their caregivers. – PubMed

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