Palliative Care
Medical-Ethical Guidelines: Management of Dying and Death
8 Mar, 2019 | 02:59h | UTCMedical-ethical guidelines: Management of dying and death – Swiss Medical Weekly (free)
Among other topics, this comprehensive guideline discusses assisted suicide in patients not facing imminent death. Under the Swiss Criminal Code, assisting suicide is not an offense.
Opinion: “Let’s Help People Live Successfully to the End of Their Lives”
7 Mar, 2019 | 13:03h | UTCLet’s help people live successfully to the end of their lives – The BMJ (free)
“we do need to challenge the prevailing dogma of “prevention at all costs”—and create a broader vision of how to help people live successfully to the very end of their lives”
Withholding or Withdrawing Invasive Interventions May Not Accelerate Time to Death Among Dying ICU Patients
26 Feb, 2019 | 02:28h | UTCCommentary: Avoiding invasive treatment in dying patients may not shorten lifespan – Stanford Medicine (free)
Systematic Review: Limitation of Life-Sustaining Care in the Critically Ill
26 Feb, 2019 | 02:25h | UTCLimitation of Life-Sustaining Care in the Critically Ill: A Systematic Review of the Literature – Journal of Hospital Medicine (free PDF for a limited period)
Related: Dying with Dignity in the Intensive Care Unit – New England Journal of Medicine (free) AND Palliative care in intensive care units: why, where, what, who, when, how – BMC Anesthesiology (free) AND Ten key points about ICU palliative care – Intensive Care Medicine (free) AND Guidelines for the withdrawal of life-sustaining measures – Intensive Care Medicine (free) AND End-of-life in the ICU: moving from ‘withdrawal of care’ to a palliative care, patient-centred approach – British Journal of Anaesthesia (free) AND New concepts in palliative care in the intensive care unit – Revista Brasileira de Terapia Intensiva (free) AND The Changing Role of Palliative Care in the ICU – Critical Care Medicine (free)
Meta‐analysis on Non‐opioid Analgesics in Palliative Medicine
18 Feb, 2019 | 17:02h | UTC
Systematic Review: Palliative Care Initiation in Pediatric Oncology Patients
16 Feb, 2019 | 14:02h | UTCPalliative care initiation in pediatric oncology patients: A systematic review – Cancer Medicine (free)
Editorial: Prioritizing Patient and Caregiver Values in the Delivery of High-Quality Medical Management Without Dialysis
13 Feb, 2019 | 00:39h | UTC
Opinion: The Public Health of Death, Dying, and Grief has Been Neglected, But Now is the Time
11 Feb, 2019 | 21:07h | UTC
“Why I Decided to Provide Assisted Dying: It is Truly Patient Centred Care”
3 Feb, 2019 | 11:48h | UTCEssay: Why I decided to provide assisted dying: it is truly patient centred care – The BMJ (free)
Care Practices for Patients with Advanced Kidney Disease Who Forgo Maintenance Dialysis
27 Jan, 2019 | 20:02h | UTCCare Practices for Patients With Advanced Kidney Disease Who Forgo Maintenance Dialysis – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: End Stage Kidney Disease: Decoding How Patients Decide to Forgo Dialysis – MedicalResearch.com (free) AND Shared Decision-Making About Dialysis Initiation Needs to Improve – Renal & Urology News (free)
“There is need for more patient-centered models of care for advanced kidney disease capable of supporting those who do not wish to start dialysis.”
Guideline: Treatment Recommendations for Urological Symptoms in Cancer Patients
24 Jan, 2019 | 17:14h | UTC
Study: Medication Review to Optimize and Potentially Reduce Psychotropic Drug Prescription in Institutionalized Dementia Patients
24 Jan, 2019 | 00:04h | UTCRelated: Reducing Inappropriate Medication Use & Polypharmacy (several articles and commentaries on the subject)
The Role of End-of-life Palliative Sedation: Medical and Ethical Aspects
4 Jan, 2019 | 20:38h | UTC
Meta-Analysis: Holistic Services for People with Advanced Disease and Chronic Breathlessness
4 Jan, 2019 | 19:29h | UTC
Meta-Analysis: Symptom Prevalence and Quality of Life of Patients with End-stage Liver Disease
4 Jan, 2019 | 18:51h | UTC
Review: Caring for the Critically Ill Patients Over 80
7 Dec, 2018 | 02:02h | UTCCaring for the critically ill patients over 80: a narrative review – Annals of Intensive Care (free)
Review: Palliative Treatment of Germ Cell Cancer
30 Nov, 2018 | 01:26h | UTCPalliative treatment of germ cell cancer – Cancer Treatment Reviews (free)
Review: Pediatric Palliative Care in the Intensive Care Unit and Questions of Quality
22 Nov, 2018 | 21:32h | UTC
Position Paper: Palliative Care in Chronic Lung Diseases
2 Nov, 2018 | 02:22h | UTC
Report: Talking About Dying
26 Oct, 2018 | 01:39h | UTCNews Release: New report asks why doctors find it so hard to talk to patients about dying (free)
Commentaries: Doctors must talk ‘honestly’ to patients about dying – OnMedica (free) AND Doctors ‘need to start early conversation with patients about dying’ – BBC (free)
Perspective: A Palliative Care Mentor Program for Generalists
27 Sep, 2018 | 22:22h | UTCBack to the Future? – A Palliative Care Mentor Program for Generalists – NEJM Catalyst (free)
Guideline: Early Palliative Care
2 Sep, 2018 | 02:24h | UTCRelated Video: Early Palliative Care: a video for health and care professionals – University of Edinburgh (free)
Related Systematic Review: Early palliative care for adults with advanced cancer – Cochrane Library (free) AND Summary: Early palliative care for adults with advanced cancer – Cochrane Library (free)
Related guideline: Integration of Palliative Care Into Standard Oncology Care: American Society of Clinical Oncology Clinical Practice Guideline Update (free)
Study: Hospice Utilization in Heart Failure
2 Sep, 2018 | 02:14h | UTCTrends in Hospice Discharge and Relative Outcomes Among Medicare Patients in the Get With The Guidelines–Heart Failure Registry – JAMA Cardiology (free for a limited period)
Commentary: Hospice Underutilized in Heart Failure – NEJM Physician’s First Watch (free)
Palliative Care in Intensive Care Units: Why, Where, What, Who, When, How
2 Sep, 2018 | 02:13h | UTCPalliative care in intensive care units: why, where, what, who, when, how – BMC Anesthesiology (free)
AMA Journal of Ethics: Roles of Physicians in Healthy Dying
11 Aug, 2018 | 02:28h | UTCSpecial Issue: Roles of Physicians in Healthy Dying- AMA Journal of Ethics (free articles)
“What the roles of clinicians and patients should be in defining what constitutes a quality dying experience and good care of dying people has received less attention than issues like euthanasia and assisted death. Which parts of dying, if any, should be medicalized and why? What do patients and clinicians need to know about dying and why? The August 2018 issue of the AMA Journal of Ethics explores these and other questions.”