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Real-world patterns of cardiovascular medication use in the final 28 days of life among patients with advanced cancer: a retrospective analysis by hospice care type

BMC Palliative Care
Background Cardiovascular medications are frequently prescribed to patients with advanced cancer, even during the final weeks of life. However, little is known about their day-by-day use near death or how prescribing patterns may differ by hospice care ...
Chun-Li Wang, Wei-Min Chu, Chiann-Yi Hsu, Lung-Chun Lee, Pi-Shan Hsu, Chia-Yen Lin   +5 more
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Prediction of survival time after terminal extubation: the balance between critical care unit utilization and hospice medicine in the COVID-19 pandemic era

European Journal of Medical Research, 2023
Background We established 1-h and 1-day survival models after terminal extubation to optimize ventilator use and achieve a balance between critical care for COVID-19 and hospice medicine.
Yun-Cong Zheng, Yen-Min Huang, Pin-Yuan Chen, Hsiao-Yean Chiu, Huang-Pin Wu, Chien-Ming Chu, Wei-Siang Chen, Yu-Cheng Kao, Ching-Fang Lai, Ning-Yi Shih, Chien-Hong Lai   +10 more
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Acute toxic leucoencephalopathy following protonitazene ingestion

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Background Distribution of illicit counterfeit alprazolam containing the highly potent synthetic opioid‐receptor agonist protonitazene recently resulted in a number of severe overdoses in Ireland. We report three cases that presented to our hospital, within 6 weeks of one another, following ingestion of illicitly‐sourced alprazolam.
Ruadhan O'Laoi, Holly Acton, Pierce Kavanagh, Isabelle Hunt, Niall Sheehy, Cormac Kennedy   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Curriculum for Post-Graduate Education: Comparing Hospice and Palliative Care Medicine

MedEdPORTAL, 2013
Introduction Increased knowledge and confidence in caring for patients during their end-of-life stages is vital to resident training. As the elderly population continues to grow, it is crucial that physicians meet the rising demand for competent end-of ...
Monique Carreno, Maura Brennan, Diane Dietzen, Gina Luciano   +3 more
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Interpersonal Trauma and the Clustering of Vulnerability in Forensic Inpatients: A Population‐Level Cross‐Sectional Exploratory Analysis

Behavioral Sciences &the Law, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Interpersonal potentially traumatic events (PTEs), including physical, emotional, or sexual abuse, are common among forensic mental health patient populations, yet population‐level research examining their broader sociodemographic, forensic, and behavioural characteristics remains limited.
Bailey J. Thompson, N. Zoe Hilton, Elke Ham, Tisha J. Ornstein   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Irish Hospice Foundation - annual report 2013 [PDF]

, 2014
Annual report of the activities of the Irish Hospice Foundation ...

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Biventricular Pressure‐Volume Loop Analysis in an LVAD Patient Optimized With Impella RP Flex

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Right ventricular (RV) failure after left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation is a serious complication which may necessitate temporary mechanical support in refractory cases. Here we describe a 63‐year‐old man with end‐stage ischemic cardiomyopathy and severe combined pre‐ and post‐capillary pulmonary hypertension who developed ...
Sara S. Inglis, Serena Rahme, Andrew N. Rosenbaum, Atta Behfar   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A non-lab nomogram of survival prediction in home hospice care patients with gastrointestinal cancer

BMC Palliative Care, 2020
Background Patients suffering from gastrointestinal cancer comprise a large group receiving home hospice care in China, however, little is known about the prediction of their survival time.
Muqing Wang, Xubin Jing, Weihua Cao, Yicheng Zeng, Chaofen Wu, Weilong Zeng, Wenxia Chen, Xi Hu, Yanna Zhou, Xianbin Cai   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Medication Use During Breastfeeding—An Understudied Population: A Five‐Year Experience in the Pharmacovigilance Center of Lyon

Clinical Pharmacology &Therapeutics, EarlyView.
Medication use during breastfeeding is common, yet data on drug transfer into breast milk and infant exposure remain limited. This study describes real‐world requests concerning medication compatibility with breastfeeding managed by the Lyon pharmacovigilance center over five years.
Blandine Bertin, Aurore Gouraud, Anthony Facile, Fanny Ledys, Sabrina Pierre, Véronique Pizzoglio, Thierry Vial, Marine Auffret, Marina Atzenhoffer   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

The difficult discussion on the deactivation of implantable cardioverter devices at the end of life: a systematic review

ESC Heart Failure, Volume 12, Issue 2, Page 733-760, April 2025.
Abstract Implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) reliably prevent death due to life‐threatening arrhythmias; this may become less relevant in people with more severe heart failure who are reaching the end of life (EOL). This review aimed to explore the ICD deactivation process and identify ethical issues, especially around the initiation of ...
Siobhan C. Murray, Claire McNamara, Anna V. Chatzi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source