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Severe itch from miliaria managed with propantheline: a case report

Correspondence to Dr Ronald Wai, Palliative Medicine, Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia; ronald.k.h.wai{at}gmail.com Itch is a common symptom faced in ...
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Oral health in cancer palliative care: cross-sectional study

Objectives Patients on anticancer therapy attending palliative care services often have oral health problems, but not enough is known in this regard (in India). This cross-sectional study aimed to ...
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Preferred place of death for patients referred to a specialist palliative care service

2 Marie Curie Hospice Edinburgh and University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK Correspondence to Dr Elizabeth Arnold, Marie Curie Hospice Edinburgh, Frogston Road West, Edinburgh, EH10 7DR, UK; Liz.Arnold ...
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Defining the illness trajectory of metastatic breast cancer

Correspondence to Professor Jessica Corner, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Building 67, University Rd, Highfield Campus, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK; J.L.Corner{at}soton.ac.uk ...
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A systematic review and meta-analysis of meditative interventions for informal caregivers and health professionals

Correspondence to Dr Jennifer Tjia, Division of Epidemiology and Chronic Diseases, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Albert Sherman Building, 368 Plantation Street, AS8-2068, Worcester, MA ...
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Integration of palliative care into COVID-19 pandemic planning

Correspondence to Dr Nada Fadul, Internal Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha NE 68198, Nebraska, USA; nada.fadul{at}unmc.edu The COVID-19 pandemic is expected to surpass the ...
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Circles of care: should community development redefine the practice of palliative care?

3 Palliative Care Unit, Faculty of Health Sciences, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia 4 Calvary Centre for Palliative Care Research, Australian Catholic University and Calvary Health Care, ...
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Palliative care environments for patient, family and staff well-being: an ethnographic study of non-standard design

Objective There is an increased expectation that contemporary hospital design will improve clinical outcomes and patient experiences and support staff well-being. In response, this study examined ...
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Subcutaneous furosemide in advanced heart failure: has clinical practice run ahead of the evidence base?

1 Department of Cardiology, Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK; National Clinical Lead, NHS Heart Improvement. 2 Department of Health Sciences, Hull York Medical School, University ...
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Bleeding management in palliative medicine: subcutaneous tranexamic acid - retrospective chart review

Objectives To investigate the efficacy and safety of subcutaneously (SC) administered tranexamic acid. Methods A retrospective chart review of the use of SC tranexamic acid in a single palliative care ...
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O-09 Beyond traditional approaches to community engagement: using asset based community development to discover, connect and mobilise communities to support each other right to ...

Background Social relationships are effective at supporting people to live well (Holt-Lunstad, Smith, Baker, et al., 2015. Perspect Psychol Sci. 10:227). Traditional hospice approaches focus on ...
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Short subcutaneous infusions for symptom control in palliative medicine

Objectives To investigate the efficacy and safety of short subcutaneous infusions (SSCIs) for refractory symptoms in the palliative setting. Methods A retrospective chart review of SSCIs in a single ...