Palliative Care
Updating international consensus on best practice in care of the dying: a Delphi study
6 Feb, 2023 | 13:41h | UTC
AHA Scientific Statement | Palliative care across the life span for children with heart disease
15 Jan, 2023 | 20:19h | UTCTop Things to Know: Palliative Care Across Lifespan for Children With Heart Disease – American Heart Association
Commentary: Palliative Care Across the Lifespan for Children with Heart Disease – American Heart Association
Review | End-of-life care in the intensive care unit
15 Jan, 2023 | 19:39h | UTCEnd-of-life care in the intensive care unit – Anaesthesia
Review | Palliative care for adolescents and young adults with advanced illness.
12 Dec, 2022 | 12:33h | UTC
Policy Statement | Palliative care early in the care continuum among patients with serious respiratory illness.
7 Dec, 2022 | 14:22h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Read "Palliative Care Early in the Care Continuum among Patients with Serious Respiratory Illness: An Official ATS/AAHPM/HPNA/SWHPN Policy Statement" here: https://t.co/vMALIcwp3K pic.twitter.com/lUclouz0Dj
— American Thoracic (@atscommunity) September 26, 2022
Phase 2b RCT | Cannabidiol oil failed to relieve symptoms in advanced cancer.
1 Dec, 2022 | 14:04h | UTCRelated:
Systematic Review: Cannabis-based products for chronic pain.
Podcast: #338 LIVE! Medical Cannabis: Is it still dope? – The Curbsiders
M-A: Birth outcomes of neonates exposed to marijuana in utero.
Cannabis-related allergies: an international overview and consensus recommendations.
Review: Cannabis-based medicines and medical cannabis for chronic neuropathic pain.
Cannabis products are being sold as sleep remedies – here’s the evidence about their effectiveness.
Guideline: Medical cannabis or cannabinoids for chronic pain.
NICE Guideline: Cannabis-Based Medicinal Products
Short Review: Drug Interactions with Cannabinoids
Meta-Analysis: Cannabinoids Not Effective for Cancer-Related Pain
Review: Considerations for cannabinoids in perioperative care by anesthesiologists.
Review: Cannabis-based Medicines and the Perioperative Physician
Perspective: If You Smoke Pot, Your Anesthesiologist Needs To Know
Brief Review | Tailoring treatments to older people in intensive care. A way forward.
29 Nov, 2022 | 13:51h | UTCTailoring treatments to older people in intensive care. A way forward – Intensive Care Medicine
Commentary on Twitter
Treating older pts in #ICU?
➡️ subgroup growing fast(est)
➡️ outcomes not so poor, but appropriateness context-specific
➡️clusters w similar clinical/prognostic profiles described: most appropriate interventions for them?
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? https://t.co/WzN4L4LNt7 pic.twitter.com/2pcAEjmgmy— Intensive Care Medicine (@yourICM) November 11, 2022
Clinical practice guidelines on palliative sedation around the world: a systematic review.
29 Nov, 2022 | 13:43h | UTC
Cohort Study | A collaborative home-based palliative care intervention for patients with heart failure reduced the risk of dying in the hospital.
13 Oct, 2022 | 13:37h | UTCCommentary: Home-Based Palliative Care for Heart Failure May Cut Risk for Dying in Hospital – HealthDay
Commentary on Twitter
Patients who received home-based, interdisciplinary palliative care were more likely to die at home than in hospital, compared to those who received usual care: https://t.co/JsLvANgcPK@kieranlquinn @PTanuseputro @sarina_isenberg #PalliativeCare #HeartFailure pic.twitter.com/6rOPtYQw2h
— CMAJ (@CMAJ) September 26, 2022
RCT | Effect of the family-centered advance care planning for teens with cancer intervention on sustainability of congruence about end-of-life treatment preferences.
22 Sep, 2022 | 13:02h | UTCNews Release: Advance care planning for adolescents with cancer – University of Minnesota
Commentary: Study Examines Effects of Advance Care Planning for Adolescents With Cancer – The ASCO Post
Commentary on Twitter
Results of this trial showed that, for those who received the FACE®-TC intervention, the families’ knowledge of their adolescents’ end-of-life treatment preferences was sustained for 1 year, suggesting yearly follow-up sessions. @ChildrensNatl #EOL https://t.co/dngUhFQ5vQ
— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) July 12, 2022
RCT | Dexamethasone is not effective for the treatment of dyspnea in patients with cancer and increases the risk of adverse events.
13 Sep, 2022 | 13:22h | UTCEffect of dexamethasone on dyspnoea in patients with cancer (ABCD): a parallel-group, double-blind, randomised, controlled trial – The Lancet Oncology (free for a limited period)
Commentary on Twitter
Our phase III randomized study, published in Lancet Oncology today, showed high-dose steroid didn’t improve SOB and should not be used routinely in pts with lung ca for SOB palliation. My personal link in Lancet Oncology article ⁰https://t.co/Mj0AAzMujB pic.twitter.com/FMG7csHZsn
— Joe Y Chang (@JoeChangMD) September 7, 2022
Opinion | People with terminal cancer need to know they are dying. Doctors shouldn’t withhold that information.
5 Sep, 2022 | 14:35h | UTC
Measuring quality of dying, death and end-of-life care for children and young people: a scoping review of available tools.
26 Aug, 2022 | 13:14h | UTC
Talking about dying: better conversations at the end of life.
17 Aug, 2022 | 14:14h | UTCTalking about dying: better conversations at the end of life – Evidently Cochrane
Original Reviews:
Commentary on Twitter
New @CochraneUK blog: @SarahChapman30 reflects on text conversations she had with her Mum’s carer when her Mum was dying during lockdown & explores recent evidence on good communication between health professionals, those who are dying & their families: https://t.co/WzA1Ff8jdF pic.twitter.com/fSlRyEOVym
— The Cochrane Library (@CochraneLibrary) August 16, 2022
Addressing palliative care and end-of-life issues in patients with advanced cancer: a systematic review of communication interventions for physicians not specialized in palliative care.
20 Jul, 2022 | 11:40h | UTC
How doctors manage conflicts with families of critically ill patients during conversations about end-of-life decisions in neonatal, pediatric, and adult intensive care.
4 Jul, 2022 | 12:13h | UTCRCT: Effect of a community health worker intervention on acute care use, advance care planning, and patient-reported outcomes among adults with advanced stages of cancer.
1 Jul, 2022 | 10:58h | UTCEffect of a Community Health Worker Intervention on Acute Care Use, Advance Care Planning, and Patient-Reported Outcomes Among Adults With Advanced Stages of Cancer: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Oncology (free for a limited period)
See also: Visual Abstract
Consensus Recommendations: How-to guide for medication reviews in older adults with cancer.
14 Jun, 2022 | 10:58h | UTCRelated: Deprescribing in Palliative Cancer Care – Life
Integrating palliative care into the ICU: a lasting and developing legacy.
19 May, 2022 | 10:52h | UTCIntegrating palliative care into the ICU: a lasting and developing legacy – Intensive Care Medicine
Commentary on Twitter
Palliative care in #ICU, 3 recommendations
1️⃣ implement consensus & disseminate skills/training
2️⃣ identify & implement strategies to identify pts/families who would benefit most
3️⃣ deliver/integrate primary/specialty palliative care focused on function
? https://t.co/jtnYotNMgJ pic.twitter.com/Ga4J9tpRdx— Intensive Care Medicine (@yourICM) May 17, 2022
Palliative care: An update for internists.
19 May, 2022 | 10:33h | UTCPalliative care: An update for internists – Cleveland Clinical Journal of Medicine
An expert panel Delphi consensus statement on the use of palliative care in the management of patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension.
5 May, 2022 | 10:17h | UTC
Review: Integrating palliative care into the modern cardiac intensive care unit.
3 May, 2022 | 10:45h | UTC
AAP Guidance for pediatric end-of-life care.
2 May, 2022 | 00:51h | UTCGuidance for Pediatric End-of-Life Care – Pediatrics
Related Guidance: End of life care for infants, children and young people with life-limiting conditions: planning and management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
Study Commentary | Palliative and end of life care should not wait for a prediction of death.
28 Apr, 2022 | 10:44h | UTCOriginal Study: Timely community palliative and end-of-life care: a realist synthesis – BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care
Primary palliative care recommendations for critical care clinicians.
27 Apr, 2022 | 07:46h | UTCPrimary palliative care recommendations for critical care clinicians – Journal of Intensive Care