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Palliative care in Pakistan.

Related Articles Palliative care in Pakistan. Indian J Med Ethics. 2017 Jan-Mar;2(1):37-42 Authors: Khan RI Abstract Pakistan is a developing country of South East Asia, with all the incumbent difficulties currently being faced by the region. Insufficient public healthcare facilities, poorly regulated private health sector, low budgetary allocation for health, improper priority setting while allocating limited resources, have resulted essentially in an absence of palliative care from the healthcare scene. Almost 90% of healthcare expenditure is out of the patient’s pocket with more than 45% of population living below the poverty line. All these factors have a collective potential to…
Origen: Palliative care in Pakistan. – PubMed

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Risk factors for hospital death in conditions needing palliative care: Nationwide population-based death certificate study.

Related Articles Risk factors for hospital death in conditions needing palliative care: Nationwide population-based death certificate study. Palliat Med. 2018 04;32(4):891-901 Authors: Gomes B, Pinheiro MJ, Lopes S, de Brito M, Sarmento VP, Lopes Ferreira P, Barros H Abstract BACKGROUND: Most people would prefer to die at home as opposed to hospital; therefore, understanding mortality patterns by place of death is essential for health resources allocation. AIM: We examined trends and risk factors for hospital death in conditions needing palliative care in a country without integrated palliative care. DESIGN: This is a death certificate study. We examined factors associated with…
Origen: Risk factors for hospital death in conditions needing palliative care: Nationwide population-based death certificate study. – PubMed

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Comparison of Haloperidol Alone and in Combination with Midazolam for the Treatment of Acute Agitation in an Inpatient Palliative Care Service.

Related Articles Comparison of Haloperidol Alone and in Combination with Midazolam for the Treatment of Acute Agitation in an Inpatient Palliative Care Service. J Pain Palliat Care Pharmacother. 2016 Dec;30(4):284-288 Authors: Ferraz Gonçalves JA, Almeida A, Costa I, Silva P, Carneiro R Abstract Agitation is a very distressing problem that must be controlled as quickly as possible, but using a safe method. The authors conducted a comparison of two protocols: a combination of haloperidol and midazolam and haloperidol alone. The combination drug protocol controlled 101 out of 121 (84%) episodes of agitation with only the first dose, whereas the haloperidol…
Origen: Comparison of Haloperidol Alone and in Combination with Midazolam for the Treatment of Acute Agitation in an Inpatient Palliative Care Service. – PubMed

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Inventory of oncologists' unmet needs for tools to support decision-making about palliative treatment for metastatic colorectal cancer.

Related Articles Inventory of oncologists’ unmet needs for tools to support decision-making about palliative treatment for metastatic colorectal cancer. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2018 12 14;18(1):132 Authors: Engelhardt EG, Révész D, Tamminga HJ, Punt CJA, Koopman M, Onwuteaka-Philipsen BD, Steyerberg EW, de Vet HCW, Coupé VMH Abstract BACKGROUND: Decision-making about palliative care for metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) consists of many different treatment-related decisions, and there generally is no best treatment option. Decision support systems (DSS), e.g., prognostic calculators, can aid oncologists’ decision-making. DSS that contain features tailored to the needs of oncologists are more likely to be implemented in…
Origen: Inventory of oncologists' unmet needs for tools to support decision-making about palliative treatment for metastatic colorectal cancer. – PubMed

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