Related Articles Role of palliative resection of the primary tumour in advanced pancreatic and small intestinal neuroendocrine tumours: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Eur J Surg Oncol. 2017 Oct;43(10):1808-1815 Authors: Almond LM, Hodson J, Ford SJ, Gourevitch D, Roberts KJ, Shah T, Isaac J, Desai A Abstract PURPOSE: This study aimed to evaluate the impact on overall survival following palliative surgery to remove the primary lesion in unresectable metastatic small intestinal (SI-NET) and pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours (P-NET). METHODS: A systematic review of the literature and meta-analysis was performed. MEDLINE and Embase databases were searched to identify articles comparing patients undergoing…
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Related Articles The Outcomes of Superior Cavopulmonary Connection Operation: a Single Center Experience. Braz J Cardiovasc Surg. 2017 Nov-Dec;32(6):503-507 Authors: Al-Dairy A, Dehaki MG, Omrani G, Sadeghpour A, Jalali AH, Afjehi RS, Mahdavi M, Salesi M Abstract INTRODUCTION: The superior cavopulmonary connection operation is one of the stages of the palliative surgical management for patients with functionally single ventricle. After surviving this stage, the patients are potential candidates for the final palliative procedure: the Fontan operation. OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to analyze the outcomes of superior cavopulmonary connection operations in our center and to identify factors affecting the survival and…
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Related Articles Palliative care and the intensive care nurses: feelings that endure. Rev Bras Enferm. 2016 Nov-Dec;69(6):1074-1081 Authors: Silveira NR, Nascimento ER, Rosa LM, Jung W, Martins SR, Fontes MD Abstract Objective:: to know the feelings of nurses regarding palliative care in adult intensive care units. Method:: qualitative study, which adopted the theoretical framework of Social Representations, carried out with 30 nurses of the state of Santa Catarina included by Snowball sampling. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews conducted from April to August 2015, organized and analyzed through the Collective Subject Discourse. Results:: the results showed how central ideas are…
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Related Articles Prevalence, symptom burden, and natural history of deep vein thrombosis in people with advanced cancer in specialist palliative care units (HIDDen): a prospective longitudinal observational study. Lancet Haematol. 2019 Feb;6(2):e79-e88 Authors: White C, Noble SIR, Watson M, Swan F, Allgar VL, Napier E, Nelson A, McAuley J, Doherty J, Lee B, Johnson MJ Abstract BACKGROUND: The prevalence of deep venous thrombosis in patients with advanced cancer is unconfirmed and it is unknown whether current international thromboprophylaxis guidance is applicable to this population. We aimed to determine prevalence and predictors of femoral deep vein thrombosis in patients admitted to…
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Related Articles [Palliative medicine – at the borderlines of life and death]. Anaesthesist. 2017 04;66(4):230-232 Authors: Bausewein C PMID: 28289765 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
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