Related Articles Dying in hospital. Nurs Stand. 2016 Jun 22;30(43):20-3 Authors: Pearce L Abstract While surveys consistently show that about two thirds of people want to die at home, more than half of all deaths happen in hospitals. And in their last days, many people are cared for by generalist nursing staff who may be reticent, or even afraid, to talk about what is happening. PMID: 27332587 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
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Related Articles Evaluating the Economic Impact of Palliative and End-of-Life Care Interventions on Intensive Care Unit Utilization and Costs from the Hospital and Healthcare System Perspective. J Palliat Med. 2017 Dec;20(12):1314-1320 Authors: Khandelwal N, Brumback LC, Halpern SD, Coe NB, Brumback B, Curtis JR Abstract Purpose of report: Understanding the impact of palliative care interventions on intensive care unit (ICU) costs and utilization is critical for demonstrating the value of palliative care. Performing these economic assessments, however, can be challenging. The purpose of this special report is to highlight and discuss important considerations when assessing ICU utilization and costs from…
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Related Articles Patient participation in palliative care decisions: An ethnographic discourse analysis. Int J Qual Stud Health Well-being. 2016;11:32438 Authors: Bélanger E, Rodríguez C, Groleau D, Légaré F, MacDonald ME, Marchand R Abstract The participation of patients in making decisions about their care is especially important towards the end of life because palliative care decisions involve extensive uncertainty and are heavily influenced by personal values. Yet, there is a scarcity of studies directly observing clinical interactions between palliative patients and their health care providers. In this study, we aimed to understand how patient participation in palliative care decisions is constructed…
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Related Articles Evaluation of Factors Associated With Achievement of Biventricular Repair After Bilateral Pulmonary Artery Banding in Patients With Interrupted Aortic Arch. World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2018 01;9(1):54-59 Authors: Hirano Y, Inamura N, Kawazu Y, Aoki H, Kayatani F, Iwai S, Kawata H Abstract BACKGROUND: At our institution, we perform bilateral pulmonary artery banding (BPAB) as the first-stage palliation for interrupted aortic arch (IAA) with low birth weight or severe subaortic stenosis (SAS). The present study aimed to identify factors that may influence the decision regarding the type of second-stage operation, that is, univentricular palliation or biventricular repair,…
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Related Articles Palliative chemoradiotherapy versus radiotherapy alone for dysphagia in advanced oesophageal cancer: a multicentre randomised controlled trial (TROG 03.01). Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2018 02;3(2):114-124 Authors: Penniment MG, De Ieso PB, Harvey JA, Stephens S, Au HJ, O’Callaghan CJ, Kneebone A, Ngan SY, Ward IG, Roy R, Smith JG, Nijjar T, Biagi JJ, Mulroy LA, Wong R, TROG 03.01/CCTG ES.2 group Abstract BACKGROUND: A short course of radiotherapy is commonly prescribed for palliative relief of malignant dysphagia in patients with incurable oesophageal cancer. We compared chemoradiotherapy with radiotherapy alone for dysphagia relief in the palliative setting. METHODS: This multicentre randomised…
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