Related Articles The evidence of early specialist palliative care on patient and caregiver outcomes. Int J Palliat Nurs. 2018 05;24(5):230-237 Authors: Chidiac C Abstract Although there are many differences regarding what palliative care is and to whom it should be delivered, its delivery and integration earlier in the disease trajectory have been advocated since 1990. More recently, there has been a heightened interest in early access to specialist palliative care through its provision earlier in the disease trajectory to improve patient and caregiver outcomes. This article explores the challenges in understanding and defining ‘early’ specialist palliative care. It also examines…
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Related Articles [NEUROSURGICAL INTERVENTIONS FOR INTRACTABLE ONCOLOGICAL PAIN]. Harefuah. 2018 Feb;157(2):108-111 Authors: Berger A, Tellem R, Arad M, Hochberg U, Gonen T, Strauss I Abstract INTRODUCTION: Pain is one of the most common symptoms among cancer patients, and particularly in those who suffer from metastatic or terminal disease. There is great importance in delivering good pain management to these patients in order to alleviate their suffering, improve their functional status and their overall quality of life. In most cases, pain management is based on pharmacotherapy with opioids and other medications. However, there are selected patients for whom pharmacotherapy does not…
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Related Articles Mu-opioid antagonists for opioid-induced bowel dysfunction in people with cancer and people receiving palliative care. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2018 06 05;6:CD006332 Authors: Candy B, Jones L, Vickerstaff V, Larkin PJ, Stone P Abstract BACKGROUND: Opioid-induced bowel dysfunction (OIBD) is characterised by constipation, incomplete evacuation, bloating, and gastric reflux. It is one of the major adverse events of treatment for pain in cancer and in palliative care, resulting in increased morbidity and reduced quality of life.This is an update of two Cochrane reviews. One was published in 2011, Issue 1 on laxatives and methylnaltrexone for the management of…
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Related Articles Spiritual Well-being Among Palliative Care Patients With Different Religious Affiliations: A Multicenter Korean Study. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2018 12;56(6):893-901 Authors: Yoon SJ, Suh SY, Kim SH, Park J, Kim YJ, Kang B, Park Y, Kwon JH, Park K, Shin DW, Kim HJ, Ahn HY, Hui D Abstract CONTEXT: Spiritual well-being (SWB) is very important in palliative care patients. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to investigate the SWB among palliative care patients in Korea with different religious affiliations and to identify the correlates of SWB. METHODS: This study is a cross-sectional, multicenter study involving hospitalized patients…
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Related Articles Current Practices in the Timing of Stage 2 Palliation. World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2017 Mar;8(2):135-141 Authors: Meza JM, Jaquiss RD, Anderson BR, Moga MA, Kirklin JK, Sarris G, Williams WG, McCrindle BW, Congenital Heart Surgeons’ Society Abstract BACKGROUND: Mortality through single-ventricle palliation remains high and the effect of the timing of stage 2 palliation (S2P) is not well understood. We investigated current practice patterns in the timing of S2P across two professional societies and compared them to actual practice patterns from two databases of patients who underwent S2P. METHODS: A ten-question survey was distributed to the…
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