Open access
Open access
Powered by Google Translator Translator

Palliative Care

Guidance on Forgoing Life-Sustaining Medical Treatment in Children

11 Sep, 2017 | 00:22h | UTC

7 – Guidance on Forgoing Life-Sustaining Medical Treatment – Pediatrics (free)

News Release: Balancing act: Weighing the decision to withhold life-sustaining medical treatment (free)

 


RCT: Palliative Care in Heart Failure

10 Sep, 2017 | 02:00h | UTC

Palliative Care in Heart Failure: The PAL-HF Randomized, Controlled Clinical Trial – Journal of The American College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Palliative Care Intervention Improves Quality of Life in Advanced Heart Failure Patients – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free) AND Palliative Care & CHF: PAL-HF trial – Pallimed (free)

 

 


Should Euthanasia Be Considered Iatrogenic?

9 Sep, 2017 | 22:45h | UTC

Should Euthanasia Be Considered Iatrogenic? – AMA Journal of Ethics (free)

 


Study: Effect of Palliative Care on Aggressiveness of End-of-Life Care Among Patients With Advanced Cancer

4 Sep, 2017 | 15:45h | UTC

Effect of Palliative Care on Aggressiveness of End-of-Life Care Among Patients With Advanced Cancer – Journal of Oncology Practice (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Palliative Care May Substantially Decrease Health-Care Utilization in Patients With Advanced Cancer – ASCO Post (free) AND End-of-Life Palliative Care Lowered Utilization for Patients With Cancer – AJMC (free) AND Palliative Care Cut Healthcare Use in Advanced Cancer – MedPage Today (free registration required)

Related guideline: Integration of Palliative Care Into Standard Oncology Care: American Society of Clinical Oncology Clinical Practice Guideline Update (free)

 


Doctors want to give their cancer patients every chance. But are they pushing off hard talks too long?

4 Sep, 2017 | 15:29h | UTC

Doctors want to give their cancer patients every chance. But are they pushing off hard talks too long? – STAT (free)

 


Review: Oncological patients in the intensive care unit

22 Aug, 2017 | 00:53h | UTC

Oncological patients in the intensive care unit: prognosis, decision-making, therapies and end-of-life care – Swiss Medical Weekly (free)

Source: Critical Care Review Newsletter

 


NCCN Guideline: Palliative Care

21 Aug, 2017 | 01:32h | UTC

NCCN Guidelines Insights: Palliative Care, Version 2.2017 – JNCCN (free)

Related guideline: Integration of Palliative Care Into Standard Oncology Care: American Society of Clinical Oncology Clinical Practice Guideline Update (free)

 


An order not to hospitalize

16 Aug, 2017 | 15:17h | UTC

An order not to hospitalize – ACP Hospitalist (free)

Original article: Are Hospital/ED Transfers Less Likely Among Nursing Home Residents With Do-Not-Hospitalize Orders? – Journal of Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

 


Review: Palliative and end-of-life care in nephrology

11 Aug, 2017 | 17:08h | UTC

Narrative review: Palliative and end-of-life care in nephrology: moving from observations to interventions – Current Opinion in Nephrology & Hypertension, via Medscape (free registration required)

 


Should Doctors Decide When It’s Futile to Keep Charlie Gard Alive?

1 Aug, 2017 | 18:12h | UTC

Should Doctors Decide When It’s Futile to Keep Charlie Gard Alive? – Medscape (free registration required)

 


Improving quality of life in patients with advanced cancer: Targeting metastatic bone pain

1 Aug, 2017 | 17:09h | UTC

Review: Improving quality of life in patients with advanced cancer: Targeting metastatic bone pain – European Journal of Cancer (free)

 


Recent advances in understanding and managing cancer pain

28 Jul, 2017 | 15:34h | UTC

Review: Recent advances in understanding and managing cancer pain – F1000 Research (free)

 


RCT: Palliative Care in Heart Failure

11 Jul, 2017 | 17:07h | UTC

Palliative Care in Heart Failure: The PAL-HF Randomized, Controlled Clinical Trial (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Palliative Care Intervention Improves Quality of Life in Advanced Heart Failure Patients – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free) AND Palliative Care Improves Heart Failure Quality-of-Life – MedPage Today (free registration required)

 


Effect of specialist palliative care services on quality of life

4 Jul, 2017 | 21:23h | UTC

Effect of specialist palliative care services on quality of life in adults with advanced incurable illness in hospital, hospice, or community settings: systematic review and meta-analysis – The BMJ (free)

The meta-analysis showed a small effect on quality of life with specialist palliative care. The effect was most pronounced for patients with cancer and for those who received specialized care early.

 


A Research Agenda for Communication Between Health Care Professionals and Patients Living With Serious Illness

4 Jul, 2017 | 21:12h | UTC

A Research Agenda for Communication Between Health Care Professionals and Patients Living With Serious Illness – JAMA Internal Medicine (free)

 


Which patients with advanced respiratory disease die in hospital?

21 Jun, 2017 | 21:07h | UTC

An end of life strategy probably improved choice of where to die for people with severe respiratory disease – NIHR Signal (free)

Original article: Which patients with advanced respiratory disease die in hospital? A 14-year population-based study of trends and associated factors – BMC Medicine (free)

 


Who Should Assess the Needs of and Care for a Dementia Patient’s Caregiver?

20 Jun, 2017 | 12:20h | UTC

Who Should Assess the Needs of and Care for a Dementia Patient’s Caregiver? – AMA Journal of Ethics (free)

“Physicians have an obligation to check in on dementia patients’ caregivers, and provide support if necessary” (RT @JournalofEthics see Tweet)

 


Using the New ASCO Clinical Practice Guideline for Palliative Care Concurrent With Oncology Care Using the TEAM Approach

16 Jun, 2017 | 01:30h | UTC

Using the New ASCO Clinical Practice Guideline for Palliative Care Concurrent With Oncology Care Using the TEAM Approach – 2017 ASCO Educational Book (free)

 


Pain and Opioids in Cancer Care: Benefits, Risks, and Alternatives

16 Jun, 2017 | 01:24h | UTC

Pain and Opioids in Cancer Care: Benefits, Risks, and Alternatives – 2017 ASCO Educational Book (free)

 


‘How long have I got?’: Why many cancer patients don’t have answers

12 Jun, 2017 | 19:55h | UTC

‘How long have I got?’: Why many cancer patients don’t have answers – USA Today (free)

Related: Integration of Palliative Care Into Standard Oncology Care: American Society of Clinical Oncology Clinical Practice Guideline Update(free)

See more on Standardized Criteria for Palliative Care Consultation in our April 24 issue, see #8

“ASCO now recommends that everyone with advanced cancer receive palliative care within eight weeks of diagnosis.” (RT @cancerassassin1 see Tweet)

 


Questions raised over physician-assisted suicide

5 Jun, 2017 | 14:48h | UTC

Questions raised over physician-assisted suicide – European Society Of Anaesthesiology, via EurekAlert (free)

 


The ‘good’ death that could have been much better

4 Jun, 2017 | 19:12h | UTC

The ‘good’ death that could have been much better – STAT News (free)

 


A better way to care for the dying

28 Apr, 2017 | 16:39h | UTC

A better way to care for the dying – The Economist (a few articles per month are free) (RT @EricTopol see Tweet)

“How the medical profession is starting to move beyond fighting death to easing it”.

 


Standardized Criteria for Palliative Care Consultation

24 Apr, 2017 | 15:25h | UTC

Prospective, before-after cohort study: Standardized Criteria for Palliative Care Consultation on a Solid Tumor Oncology Service Reduces Downstream Health Care Use – Journal of Oncology Practice (free)

Editorial: Making the Right Thing Easier to Do: Standardized Integration of Oncology and Palliative Care – Journal of Oncology Practice (free)

Related Guideline: Integration of Palliative Care Into Standard Oncology Care: American Society of Clinical Oncology Clinical Practice Guideline Update (free)

Commentaries on the study: Standardized Palliative Care Consults Cut Cancer Readmissions – Also, less chemotherapy after discharge – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND Standardized Cancer Palliative Care Consults Linked to Stronger Home-Based Support – AJMC (free)

Patients with at least one of the following 4 criteria: 1) advanced solid tumor; 2) prior hospitalization within 30 days; 3) hospitalization > 7 days; or 4) active symptoms – received automatic palliative care consultation. The rates of 30-day readmissions dropped from 35% to 18% and chemotherapy after discharge dropped from 44% to 18%.

 


Use of Medications of Questionable Benefit at the End of Life

20 Apr, 2017 | 14:34h | UTC

Use of Medications of Questionable Benefit at the End of Life in Nursing Home Residents with Advanced Dementia – Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

See also: Use of Medications of Questionable Benefit at the End of Life in Nursing Home Residents with Advanced Dementia – CBCNews (free) AND Many With Advanced Dementia Receiving Drugs of Uncertain Benefit – Medscape (free registration required)

“Too much use of meds of questionable benefit at the end of life: Just Stop.” (RT @DeeMangin see Tweet)

 


Stay Updated in Your Specialty

Telegram Channels
Free

WhatsApp alerts 10-day free trial

No spam, just news.