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Outcomes of Palliative Care Team Consultation for Ventilator Withdrawal from Terminally Ill Patients in the Intensive Care Unit

International Journal of Gerontology, 2016
Background: The Hospice Palliative Care Act in Taiwan was amended and allowed families to withdraw life-sustaining treatment for unconsciousness terminally ill patients. However, ventilator withdrawal in the intensive care unit (ICU) is still a challenge.
Wen-Hao Su, Ming-Yuan Huang, Enoch Y.L. Lai   +2 more
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Sertraline Treatment Can Mimic Niemann‐Pick Type C Biomarker Profile: A Diagnostic Pitfall

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Oxysterols (cholestane‐3β,5α,6β‐triol and 7‐ketocholesterol) and N‐palmitoyl‐O‐phosphocholineserine (PPCS) are sensitive biomarkers for Niemann‐Pick disease type C (NPC) screening. However, false‐positive results occur, with a biomarker profile suggestive of NPC despite the absence of pathogenic variants in genes involved in NPC or ...
Maria Makrygianni, Cecile Pagan, Antony Citterio‐Quentin, Isabelle Rouvet, Giulia Dingeo, Cyril Hanin, Claudine Laurent‐Levinson, Samia Pichard, Bénédicte Héron, Clément Gourguechon, Daniele Mandia, Jerome Guitton, Carole Lacout, Nicolas Schleinitz, Florient Potier, Olivier Flabeau, Elsa Besse‐Pinot, Foudil Lamari, Magali Pettazzoni, Yann Nadjar   +19 more
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Dexmedetomidine Combined With Patient-Controlled Analgesia for Palliative Sedation in Terminal-Stage Cancer Patients With Refractory Pain: A Retrospective Analysis of Nine Cases

Pain Research and Management
Conclusion: DEX emerges as a promising option for palliative sedation in terminal-stage cancer patients. When used in conjunction with PCA, DEX has been shown to effectively, safely, and stably control refractory pain without inducing adverse effects ...
Na Li, Yumei Wang, Meng Cui
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Management of Iron Overload in Infants and Toddlers With Diamond–Blackfan Anemia Syndrome: A French–Italian Study

American Journal of Hematology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Diamond–Blackfan Anemia Syndrome (DBAS) is a rare congenital anemia often requiring chronic red blood cell transfusions from infancy. Without appropriate chelation, iron overload develops early and may be severe; however, no data are available on chelation in patients under 3 years of age.
Francesca Torchio, Baptiste Lecalvez, Emanuela Garelli, Coralie Mallebranche, Adriana Carando, Marie‐Pierre Castex, Nathalie Garnier, Marco Zecca, Nathalie Aladjidi, Elisa Bertoni, Arthur Sterin, Maria Licciardello, Anne Sirvent, Antonella Sau, Isabelle Marie, Benedicte Bruno, Lydie M. Da Costa, Franca Fagioli, Paola Quarello, Thierry Leblanc   +19 more
wiley   +1 more source

Translation and reliability and validity of the Chinese version of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis-Specific Quality of Life-Short Form

Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes
Objective To translate Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis-Specific Quality of Life-Short Form (ALSSQOL-SF) and test its reliability and validity, so that explore feasibility in Chinese mainland and make up the gap of specific tools for measuring quality of ...
Zhijie Zhang, Xin He, Jialu Cui, Jing Wang, Baoxin Shi   +4 more
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The willingness and influencing factors of nursing students to hospice care for patients with end⁃of⁃life cancer

Huli yanjiu, 2023
ObjectiveTo investigate the willingness and influencing factors of nursing students to hospice care for patients with end⁃of⁃life cancer.MethodsA survey，involving 644 nursing students from a medical college in Hangzhou city，was conducted by using self ...
LUO Zhuoqi, ZHANG Hualiang, WANG Lifei
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Help‐Seeking and Substance Use Among Police Staff After the 2018 Strasbourg Christmas Market Attack

American Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background The use of mental health services by police staff is usually low. After the 2018 attack on the Strasbourg Christmas market, police officers exposed to psychotraumatic risks were found to have a higher PTSD risk. This study aims to describe the help‐seeking and substance use by police staff after the attack.
Nathalie Nourry, Ludivine Nohales, Laurence Lalanne, Emmanuel Fort, Maria Gonzalez, Pierre Vidailhet, Amaury C. Mengin, Barbara Charbotel   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

What makes palliative care needs “complex”? A multisite sequential explanatory mixed methods study of patients referred for specialist palliative care

BMC Palliative Care, 2021
Background Specialist palliative care (SPC) providers tend to use the term ‘complex’ to refer to the needs of patients who require SPC. However, little is known about complex needs on first referral to a SPC service.
Anne M. Finucane, Connie Swenson, John I. MacArtney, Rachel Perry, Hazel Lamberton, Lucy Hetherington, Lisa Graham-Wisener, Scott A. Murray, Emma Carduff   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Response of an Infant With Presumed Multiple Acyl‐CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency (MADD) to Ketone Supplementation

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Multiple Acyl‐CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency (MADD) is an autosomal recessive inborn error of metabolism caused by biallelic pathogenic variants in one of three known genes: ETFA, ETFB, and ETFDH. It can cause multisystem dysfunction, including cardiomyopathy in severe cases.
Yutaka Furuta, Kaitlyn N. Bloom, Jerry Vockley, Angela R. Grochowsky, Neena S. Agrawal, Ellen W. Strickler, Natalie N. Owen, Erica T. Gray, B. Lakshitha A. Perera, Eric R. Gamazon, Lynette C. Rives, Hua‐Chang Chen, Qi Liu, Rizwan Hamid, Joy D. Cogan, John A. Phillips III, Thomas A. Cassini, Bryce A. Schuler   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hospice care education needs of nursing home staff in South Korea: a cross-sectional study

BMC Palliative Care, 2019
Background While the importance of hospice care education in nursing homes is recognized, the volume of research on the specific educational needs of caregivers in hospice care in nursing homes is still lacking.
Mihyun Park, Hye-Ah Yeom, Sr Jinsun Yong
doaj   +1 more source