Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2016 Jan 19. [Epub ahead of print] Palliative Care for Patients Dying in the ICU with Chronic Lung Disease Compared to Metastatic Cancer. Brown CE, Engelberg RA, Nielsen EL, Curtis JR. To assess differences in planning and delivery of end of life care to patients in intensive care with differing diagnosis, […]
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Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2015 Dec 31. [Epub ahead of print] Delirium Frequency and Risk Factors Among Patients With Cancer in Palliative Care Unit. Şenel G, Uysal N, Oguz G, et al In a single Turkish palliative care unit, 213 consecutive inpatients with mixed cancers (90% advanced/metastatic) prospectively had delirium screened using the Delirium […]
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J Am Geriatr Soc. 2016 Jan;64(1):73-80. Breathlessness in Elderly Adults During the Last Year of Life Sufficient to Restrict Activity: Prevalence, Pattern, and Associated Factors. Johnson MJ, Bland JM, Gahbauer EA et al To investigate the relationship between age, clinical characteristics and breathlessness during the last year of life, a secondary data analysis of a […]
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JAMA Oncol. 2016 Jan 14. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2015.5252. [Epub ahead of print] Emergency Department-Initiated Palliative Care in Advanced Cancer: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Grudzen CR, Richardson LD, Johnson PN, et al. Single site randomized trial of a holistic ED palliative care consultation (vs. usual care) in adults with advanced cancer presenting to the ED to compare […]
News and updates from www.palliativedrugs.com
Selected items from the News and Latest Additions sections of www.palliativedrugs.com, the world’s leading palliative care website with over 30,000 members from 169 Countries. Safety issues CME T34 Field Safety Notices CME T34 and leaking extension lines Due to reports of leaking, CME has issued a Field Safety Notice recalling CME syringe extension sets (product […]
Llythyr o ddiolch i David Bowie oddi wrth feddyg gofal lliniarol
Dr Mark Taubert,Ymgynghorydd Gofal Lliniarol yn Ysbyty Felindre, Caerdydd, Cymru Twitter Cyfieithiad gan D W Williams Annwyl David, ‘Oh no,don’t say it’s true’ ac wrth i ni ddygymod á’r newydd am dy farwolaeth yn ystod dyddiau llwydaidd,oer Ionawr 2016, aeth y rhelyw ohonom ymlaen á’n bywydau a’n gwaith bob dydd.Ar ddechrau’r wythnos honno, cefais […]
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J Palliat Med. 2015 Dec 1. [Epub ahead of print] CARE Track for Advanced Cancer: Impact and Timing of an Outpatient Palliative Care Clinic. Blackhall LJ, Read P, Stukenborg G, et al The purpose of this study was to measure timing of referral to outpatient palliative care and impact on end-of-life (EOL) care in the […]
A thank you letter to David Bowie from a palliative care doctor
By Dr Mark Taubert, Palliative Care Consultant at Velindre NHS Trust, Cardiff, UK @DrMarkTaubert Dear David, Oh no, don’t say it’s true – whilst realization of your death was sinking in during those grey, cold January days of 2016, many of us went on with our day jobs. At the beginning of that week […]
News and updates from www.palliativedrugs.com
Selected items from the News and Latest Additions sections of www.palliativedrugs.com, the world’s leading palliative care website with over 30,000 members from 169 Countries. Safety issues Bisphosphonates and osteonecrosis of the external auditory canal MHRA have warned that osteonecrosis of the external auditory canal has been reported very rarely (<0.01%) with bisphosphonates, mostly in association with […]
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Health Soc Care Community. 2015 Nov 26. doi: 10.1111/hsc.12310. [Epub ahead of print] What do we know about the application of the Mental Capacity Act (2005) in healthcare practice regarding decision-making for frail and older people? A systematic literature review. Hinsliff-Smith K, Feakes R, Whitworth G, et al This systematic literature review evaluated the empirical […]