Correspondence to Dr Helen Crispin, Palliative Medicine, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK; helen.crispin{at}uhs.nhs.uk In palliative care, we have a small number ...
Rationale This abstract describes postgraduate-level teaching for newly hired nurses at a community-based home hospice service in Singapore. This project is intended for the continuous professional ...
Objectives To investigate the efficacy and safety of subcutaneous clonidine for refractory symptoms in the palliative setting. Methods A retrospective chart review of the use of subcutaneous clonidine ...
What is known about the role of clinical ethics services in cancer care? A systematic/narrative literature review ...
Correspondence to Dr Qian Lu, Peking University School of Nursing, Beijing 100191, China; luqian{at}bjmu.edu.cn; Dr Yan Sun, Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing 100142, China; ...
Background Older patients admitted to hospital with traumatic hip fractures often have multiple co-morbidities and reported 30 day mortality of 8% and 12 month mortality of 25%. 1 This study aimed to ...
Background Anaemia is common in palliative care. Treatment of iron deficiency, if present, is recommended to improve symptoms and reduce dependency on blood transfusion. Previously, use of intravenous ...
Background/Aims Anticipatory prescribing (AP) of injectable medications at the end-of-life for community patients is good practice to achieve timely symptom control (National Institute for Health and ...
Background The prevalence of iron deficiency in heart failure (HF) is high (Okonko, Mandal, Missouris et al. J. Am. Coll. Cardiol. 2011;58:1241–1251) and found in patients with/without anaemia. It ...
Correspondence to Dylan G Harris, Palliative Care Department, Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board, Merthyr Tydfil, CF47 9DT, UK; dgharris{at}doctors.org.uk Background Educational board games ...
Objectives We aimed to explore the relationship between the pursuit of Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) and the delivery of quality palliative care in an Australian state where VAD was newly available ...
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