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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
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Care and Educational Activities of the Podkarpackie Hospice for Children Foundation in 2006-2021. Selected Examples

Lubelski Rocznik Pedagogiczny, 2023
Introduction: The first hospice was established in 1967 by Cicely Saunders. Another important event was the establishment of a day centre for terminally ill patients in Sheffield at St Luke’s Hospice.
Ewa Barnaś-Baran
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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

Awareness and knowledge of palliative care in Tripoli, Lebanon: A cross-sectional study in a disadvantaged population

Palliative Care and Social Practice
Background: Palliative care access remains limited in Lebanon, particularly outside the capital. Data on public palliative care knowledge and perceptions in general and among disadvantaged populations remain insufficient.
Farah Demachkieh, Ahmed Kassab, Mouhamad Darwich, Lea Chaiban, Dalal Kasir, Yomn Rafaela Naji, Zein Adra, Sahar Jamal, Nayla Nahas, Zeina Dassouki   +9 more
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Impact of Surgical Airways on Location of Death, Healthcare Utilization, and Costs Among Patients With Head and Neck Cancer: A Population‐Based Study

Head &Neck, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Patients with surgical airways experience barriers to high quality end‐of‐life (EOL) care. Recognizing differences in healthcare utilization and location of death among patients with surgical airways may inform improvements in EOL care delivery.
A. Travis Pickett, Colleen Webber, Michael Pugliese, Katie Dover, Angelina Tohme, Stephanie Johnson‐Obaseki, Peter Tanuseputro   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Mixed‐Methods Analysis of Medicare‐Enrolled Mental Health Counselors’ Professional Characteristics and Experiences With Enrollment

Journal of Counseling &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT After becoming eligible to enroll as Medicare providers in 2024, over 60,000 mental health professionals enrolled in Medicare. We surveyed 384 Medicare‐enrolled mental health counselors licensed in 24 states and used a convergent‐parallel mixed‐methods design to examine their professional characteristics, the impact of Medicare participation ...
Matthew C. Fullen, Alexis J. Isaac, Jordan B. Westcott   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Home hospice for older people with advanced dementia: a pilot project

Israel Journal of Health Policy Research, 2019
Background Dementia is a terminal illness making the palliative and hospice approach to care appropriate for older people with advanced dementia. Objective To examine clinical and health services outcomes of a quality improvement pilot project to provide
Shelley A. Sternberg, Ron Sabar, Glynis Katz, Ronit Segal, Liat Fux-Zach, Valeria Grofman, Gery Roth, Netta Cohen, Zorian Radomyslaski, Netta Bentur   +9 more
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Catheter‐related bloodstream infections, infective endocarditis, and vertebral osteomyelitis in adults receiving home parenteral nutrition: A descriptive cohort study

Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Intestinal failure patients receiving home parenteral nutrition are at risk of catheter‐related bloodstream infection. Metastatic infections include infective endocarditis and vertebral osteomyelitis. We aimed to investigate the incidences of catheter‐related bloodstream infection, infective endocarditis, and vertebral osteomyelitis
Selma Maria Boltz‐Jensen, Jakob Møller Vandbæk, Abina Mohanaraj, Sofie Kibsgaard Dall, Charlotte Lock Rud, Janne Fassov, Henrik Højgaard Rasmussen, Jakob Lykke Poulsen, Christian Lodberg Hvas, Lars Vinter‐Jensen   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Regional variations in geographic access to inpatient hospices and Place of death: A Population-based study in England, UK.

PLoS ONE, 2020
BACKGROUND:There is much variation in hospice use with respect to geographic factors such as area-based deprivation, location of patient's residence and proximity to services location. However, little is known about how the association between geographic
Emeka Chukwusa, Peihan Yu, Julia Verne, Ros Taylor, Irene J Higginson, Gao Wei   +5 more
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A rare cause of dysphagia: A case report on gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma in childhood

JPGN Reports, EarlyView.
Abstract Dysphagia is a common symptom in pediatric patients with a broad differential diagnosis, while gastroesophageal (GE) malignancies represent an exceptionally rare cause. We report a previously healthy 9‐year‐old female patient who presented with 1 month of progressive dysphagia, intractable vomiting, and weight loss.
Leo Fawaz, Mohammad El‐Baba, Renee Dass   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source