Palliative Care
COVID-19: Ethical Guidance Published for Frontline Staff Dealing with Pandemic
2 Apr, 2020 | 04:11h | UTCEthical guidance published for frontline staff dealing with pandemic – Royal College of Physicians
Related: An Ethicist on How to Make Impossible Decisions – The Atlantic
Pandemic Palliative Care: Beyond Ventilators and Saving Lives
1 Apr, 2020 | 05:55h | UTCPandemic palliative care: beyond ventilators and saving lives – Canadian Medical Association Journal
Commentary: A COVID-19 palliative care pandemic plan: An essential tool – Canadian Medical Association Journal
Related: The Importance of Addressing Advance Care Planning and Decisions About Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders During Novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) – JAMA AND Covid-19: The role of palliative care had to be adapted to manage this “ultra-emergency” – The BMJ Opinion AND COVID-19: decision making and palliative care – Swiss Medical Weekly AND COVID-19 pandemic: palliative care for elderly and frail patients at home and in residential and nursing homes – Swiss Medical Weekly AND End-of-life care in the Emergency Department for the patient imminently dying of a highly transmissible acute respiratory infection (such as COVID-19) – Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine
Video: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: Fairly Rationing ICU Care
30 Mar, 2020 | 01:30h | UTCCoronavirus (COVID-19) Update: Fairly Rationing ICU Care – JAMA
The Importance of Addressing Advance Care Planning and Decisions About Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders During Novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19)
30 Mar, 2020 | 01:33h | UTC
Guideline: The Palliative Care of Patients with Incurable Cancer
16 Mar, 2020 | 07:42h | UTCThe Palliative Care of Patients with Incurable Cancer – Deutsches Ärzteblatt international (free)
Cohort Study: Association of Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment with ICU Admission Among Patients Hospitalized Near the End of Life
16 Feb, 2020 | 21:01h | UTCAssociation of Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment with ICU Admission Among Patients Hospitalized Near the End of Life – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment and Limiting Overtreatment at the End of Life (free for a limited period)
Randomized Trial: Palliative Care Associated with Benefits Among Patients with Parkinson Disease
12 Feb, 2020 | 07:18h | UTCEditorial: Palliative Programs for Persons With Parkinsonism—The Next Frontier (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Palliative Care Improves Quality of Life, Symptom Burden of Patients With Parkinson Disease – AJMC (free) AND Palliative care could benefit people with Parkinson’s – OnMedica (free)
Perspective: CPR, by Default
2 Feb, 2020 | 19:45h | UTCCPR, by Default – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
[Abstract Only] Meta-Analysis: Cannabinoids Not Effective for Cancer-Related Pain
31 Jan, 2020 | 01:26h | UTCCannabinoids for adult cancer-related pain: systematic review and meta-analysis – BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Cannabinoids No Help for Cancer Pain, Concludes Meta-Analysis – Medscape (free registration required)
Related: NICE Guideline: Cannabis-Based Medicinal Products (free guideline and resources on the subject)
[Abstract Only] Randomized Controlled Trial of Advance Care Planning Video Decision Aid for the General Population
23 Jan, 2020 | 01:53h | UTCRandomized Controlled Trial of Advance Care Planning Video Decision Aid for the General Population – Journal of Pain and Symptom Management (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Palliative Sedation: A Safety Net for the Relief of Refractory and Intolerable Symptoms at the End of Life
22 Jan, 2020 | 09:06h | UTC
Viewpoint – Treatment Decisions for a Future Self: Ethical Obligations to Guide Truly Informed Choices
16 Jan, 2020 | 03:34h | UTCTreatment Decisions for a Future Self: Ethical Obligations to Guide Truly Informed Choices – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Author Interview: Treatment Decisions for a Future Self (free)
Special Issue: Practical Aspects of Palliative Care
12 Jan, 2020 | 21:25h | UTCHomepage: Palliative Care – Medicine (free articles)
– Palliative care: introduction
– Pain control in palliative care
– Interventional management of pain in cancer and palliative care
– Nausea and vomiting in palliative care
– Constipation and malignant bowel obstruction in palliative care
– Breathlessness in advanced disease
– Psychiatric conditions in palliative medicine
– Emergencies in palliative care
– Palliative care in non-malignant disease
– Management of less common symptoms in palliative care
– Complications of systemic anti-cancer treatment
– Care in the last hours and days of life
– Advance care-planning and clinical decision-making
– Ethical principles in end-of-life care
Observational Study: Implementation of a Hospital-Based Palliative Care Program Linked to Reduced Use of Intensive Care During Terminal Hospitalizations
12 Jan, 2020 | 20:55h | UTC
Position Statement: Palliative Care for People Living with Heart Failure
5 Jan, 2020 | 13:20h | UTC
Meta-Analysis: Acupuncture may Reduce Pain Intensity in Patients with Cancer
5 Jan, 2020 | 13:19h | UTCCommentaries: Acupunture may help reduce cancer pain, analysis finds – UPI (free) AND Acupuncture, acupressure may help cancer patients control pain – MedicalXpress (free)
ACOG Committee Opinion: Perinatal Palliative Care
3 Dec, 2019 | 00:32h | UTCPerinatal Palliative Care – American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (free)
Endorsed by the American Academy of Pediatrics (free statement)
[Abstract Only] Study: Early Palliative Care Consultation May Positively Impact the Care of High Risk, Critically Ill Patients
6 Nov, 2019 | 08:31h | UTCEarly Palliative Care Consultation in the Medical ICU: A Cluster Randomized Crossover Trial – Critical Care Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Source: EvidenceAlerts
Related Commentary on Twitter
Breaking @CritCareMed: High-quality RCT in 2 MICUs. Early triggered palliative consult -> more DNRs, more hospice use, fewer MV days & lower ICU cost, all w/o compromising LOS/mortality. https://t.co/kQpTcEgwwM
— Jonathan Yeh MD (@JonathanYehMD) October 15, 2019
Machine Learning Approaches to Predict 6-Month Mortality Among Patients with Cancer
27 Oct, 2019 | 23:34h | UTCCommentary: Algorithm Identifies Cancer Patients in Need of Advance Care Planning Conversations – Penn Medicine (free)
NICE Guideline: End of Life Care for Adults
17 Oct, 2019 | 08:35h | UTCEnd of life care for adults: service delivery – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)
Related: Clinical Practice Guidelines for Quality Palliative Care, 4th Edition – National Consensus Project’s (free)
Study: Changes in End-of-Life Practices in European Intensive Care Units From 1999 to 2016
7 Oct, 2019 | 01:12h | UTCChanges in End-of-Life Practices in European Intensive Care Units From 1999 to 2016 – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Editorial: A Measured Dose of Optimism for the Evolution of ICU-Based Palliative Care (free for a limited period)
Study: More Than Half of Patients with Cancer Receive Intensive Services at the End of Life at a Substantial Cost to Beneficiaries and the Heath System
4 Oct, 2019 | 07:16h | UTC
Position Paper: Withholding and Withdrawing Life-support in Adults in Emergency Care
25 Sep, 2019 | 08:31h | UTC
Age to Stop? Appropriate Screening in Older Patients
25 Sep, 2019 | 08:25h | UTCAge to stop? Appropriate screening in older patients – Canadian Family Physician (free)
Editorial: Preventive care at both ends of life (free)
Podcast: Appropriate screening in older patients (free audio)
Source: Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care Newsletter
Perspective: Finding the Right Words to Stop Cancer Screening in Older Adults
25 Sep, 2019 | 08:18h | UTCFinding the Right Words to Stop Cancer Screening in Older Adults – JAMA (free)
Related Study: Older Adults’ Views and Communication Preferences About Cancer Screening Cessation – JAMA Internal Medicine (free)