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Defining Roles in Pediatric Palliative Care: Perspectives From Oncology and Palliative Care Teams

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Early integration of pediatric palliative care (PPC) is associated with improved symptom management, quality of life, and healthcare utilization for children with cancer. Despite this, variation persists in how PPC is understood, operationalized, and integrated within pediatric oncology programs. In particular, ambiguity surrounding
Leeat Granek, Lori Wiener, Stephanie Veldhuijzen van Zanten, Donna Johnston, Fyeza Hasan, Adam Rapoport, Nathasha Datoo, Kimberley Widger, Sumit Gupta, Karen Fergus, Anthony K. C. Chan, Alisha Kassam, Emily McCullogh, Dave Lysecki   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Normal Appendix in the Elective Inguinal Hernia Repair: Case Report and Review of Literature

Gazeta Médica, 2019
INTRODUCTION: The presence of the vermiform appendix in an inguinal hernial sac is known as an Amyand’s hernia. In the elective hernia repair, this represents a rare finding and the decision to perform appendectomy is always ambiguous.
João Miguel Carvas, Lília Meireles, Diego P Perez, João Pinto-de-Sousa, Cátia Canelas   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Patients' inability to perform a preoperative cardiopulmonary exercise test or demonstrate an anaerobic threshold is associated with inferior outcomes after major colorectal surgery. [PDF]

, 2013
BACKGROUND: Surgical patients with poor functional capacity, determined by oxygen consumption at anaerobic threshold (AT) during cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET), experience longer hospital stays and worse short- and medium-term survival. However,
Buck, C.P. Challand, C.W. Lai, Carli, Carlisle, Challand, Chase, Copeland, G Minto, J.R. Sneyd, K.B. Hosie, Mayo, Older, Older, Pearse, R.A. Struthers, S Creanor, Shoemaker, Shoemaker, Swart, Tekkis, Visser, Wilson   +22 more
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Feasibility and Preliminary Efficacy of Integrative Neuromuscular Training for Childhood Cancer Survivors: A Pilot Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) often exhibit early deficits in muscle and movement competence, which can compromise long‐term health. Integrative neuromuscular training (INT), a multifaceted approach combining fundamental movement activities with strength exercises, may help address these deficits during ...
Anna Maria Markarian, Robert U. Newton, Dennis R. Taaffe, Nicholas G. Gottardo, Santosh Valvi, Carolyn J. Peddle‐McIntyre, Jodie Cochrane Wilkie, Daniel A. Galvão   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Taxonomic classification of planning decisions in health care: a review of the state of the art in OR/MS [PDF]

, 2011
We provide a structured overview of the typical decisions to be made in resource capacity planning and control in health care, and a review of relevant OR/MS articles for each planning decision. The contribution of this paper is twofold.
Boucherie, Richard J., Hans, Erwin W., Hulshof, Peter J.H., Kortbeek, Nikky   +3 more
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Challenges and Solutions during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Hospitalization and Performance in Elective Pediatric Surgeries

Medicina
Background and Objectives: This retrospective study aimed to investigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the most frequently performed elective pediatric surgical procedures and the number of hospitalizations and compare it to the pre-pandemic and
Miro Jukić, Petra Tokić, Sara Elezović Baloević, Zenon Pogorelić   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Balancing revenue generation with capacity generation: case distribution, financial impact and hospital capacity changes from cancelling or resuming elective surgeries in the US during COVID-19

BMC Health Services Research, 2020
Background To increase bed capacity and resources, hospitals have postponed elective surgeries, although the financial impact of this decision is unknown.
Joseph E. Tonna, Heidi A. Hanson, Jessica N. Cohan, Marta L. McCrum, Joshua J. Horns, Benjamin S. Brooke, Rupam Das, Brenna C. Kelly, Alexander John Campbell, James Hotaling   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

STRATEGY FOR RESUMING ELECTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES DURING & AFTER COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Journal of University Medical & Dental College, 2021
COVID-19 pandemic has afflicted the individuals, national economies, and healthcare system worldwide. It has badly struck the ongoing and planned surgical procedures in nearly all healthcare centers which has led the surgical procedures to come to a ...
Muhammad Iqbal Khan, Shabir Ahmed Lehri, Riffat Arbab   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Radiologic and surgical evidence of pre-tracheal anatomies and implications for safe procedures in elderly oncologic patients: implications for elective or emergent tracheotomies [PDF]

, 2023
Dan Zhu, Bingbing Sun, Yabing Dong, Yi Shen, Chunyue Ma, Lulu Sun, Xiang Lv, Guo Bai, Weijin Gao   +8 more
openalex   +1 more source

Blinatumomab Utilization in Pediatric B‐Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: Experience From the Mountain West

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Blinatumomab is a bispecific T‐cell engager approved for the treatment of pediatric B‐cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B‐ALL). Outpatient home infusion reduces hospitalization burden and optimizes resource utilization, but is logistically challenging.
Angela Parra del Riego, Kellee Parker, William C. Thomsen, James B. Ford, Mallorie B. Heneghan, David Spencer Mangum, Jennifer L. McNeer, Luke D. Maese, Claire E. F. Miller, Richard Lemons, Taumoha Ghosh   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source