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Drug Policy Places New Pressures on Hospice
The Policy After outcry over a new rule intended to help avoid duplicate payments for medications of hospice beneficiaries, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services met June 25th with representatives of thirty hospice organizations, who argue ...
Randi Belisomo
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ABSTRACT This trial was to evaluate the efficacy and the safety of colchicine for the palliative treatment of patients with primary hepatic malignancy unable to receive curative treatment. Forty hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients and two intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) patients signed the informed consents.
Zu‐Yau Lin +8 more
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Enhancing integrated palliative care: what models are appropriate? A cross-case analysis
Background Effective integration between hospices, palliative care services and other local health care services to support patients with palliative care needs is an important international priority.
Sheila Payne +5 more
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Abstract Purpose Functional knee positioning (FKPos) in total knee arthroplasty (TKA) optimises outcomes by balancing individual anatomical and soft tissue characteristics. Managing marked varus deformity presents challenges in achieving balance when tibial alignment is restricted to 3° of varus, necessitating either medial soft tissue release or ...
Christos Koutserimpas +6 more
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Abstract Purpose Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury and reconstruction significantly increase the risk of knee osteoarthritis (OA). Biomechanical alterations during walking are frequently suggested contributors to OA development. This systematic review aims to determine the association between walking gait biomechanical changes following ACL ...
Jérôme Riera +4 more
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Abstract Purpose To evaluate the effect of medial patellofemoral ligament (MPFL) reconstruction with or without lateral retinacular release (LRR) on patellar height in patients with recurrent patellar dislocation (RPD). It was hypothesised that the addition of LRR would not significantly modify patellar height compared with isolated MPFL reconstruction.
François Fauré +4 more
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Delphine Hoegy,1– 3 Ronald Guilloux,3,4 Nathalie Bleyzac,5– 7 Alexandra Gauthier-Vasserot,7– 9 Giovanna Cannas,7,9,10 Yves Bertrand,7– 9 Claude Dussart,1,3,11 Audrey Janoly-Dumenil1,3,12 1University of Lyon, University Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Health ...
Hoegy D +7 more
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Documented End‐of‐Life Preferences of People With Parkinson's Disease or Parkinsonism Across Europe
Abstract Background Parkinson's disease and atypical parkinsonism are characterized by motor and non‐motor symptoms. As the disease advances, planning for end‐of‐life (EoL) care becomes increasingly important. However, consensus‐based European guidelines for advance care planning and documentation of EoL care preferences for parkinsonism are lacking ...
Bauke W. Dijkstra +30 more
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Abstract Objective Investigate the efficacy of immediate‐release (IR) amantadine in reducing the risk of peak‐dose dyskinesia in early Parkinson's disease (PD) as add‐on to levodopa. Background While the use of amantadine to manage dyskinesia in PD is well supported by controlled clinical trials, data on its efficacy in patients without motor ...
Olivier Rascol +106 more
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