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Outcomes and risk score for distal pancreatectomy with celiac axis resection (DP-CAR) : an international multicenter analysis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Background: Distal pancreatectomy with celiac axis resection (DP-CAR) is a treatment option for selected patients with pancreatic cancer involving the celiac axis.
Adham, Mustapha   +50 more
core   +2 more sources

Enhancing integrated palliative care: what models are appropriate? A cross-case analysis

open access: yesBMC Palliative Care, 2017
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
doaj   +1 more source

Better Palliative Care for Older People [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
Most deaths in European and other developed countries occur in people aged over 65, but relatively little health policy concerns their needs in the last years of life.

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Association of area poverty level and performance of an electronic medical record tool in predicting 6‐month mortality in hospitalized patients with cancer

open access: yesJournal of Hospital Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Disparities in risk and access to care can lead to a greater incidence of cancer, higher stage at diagnosis, and more frequent cancer‐related deaths in communities with high poverty levels. Risk prediction tools that do not take into consideration social determinants of health may underestimate mortality in these populations.
Matthew P. Landler   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Scheduling early primary care follow‐up after pneumonia: A retrospective target trial emulation in five hospitals

open access: yesJournal of Hospital Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Current guidelines make no recommendations on discharge interventions or scheduling outpatient follow‐up after hospitlization for commnity‐acquired pneumonia (CAP). Objectives To assess the impact of scheduling early primary care follow‐up prior to discharge home among survivors of hypoxemic CAP hospitalizations.
Andrew J. Davis   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Role of Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (MRS), Diffusion‐Tensor‐Imaging (DTI) and Structural MRI in the Alzheimer's Disease and Mild Cognitive Impairment Diagnosis: A Review

open access: yesJournal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Alzheimer's disease (AD) is one of the most common neurological disorders affecting older adults, with approximately 7.2 million cases only in the United States. This number is projected to increase to 13.8 million in the United States by 2060, leading to increased expenditures for healthcare, long‐term care and hospice services. Consequently,
Valentina Zecca   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pediatric-Adult Care Transition: Perceptions of Adolescent and Young Adult Patients with Sickle Cell Disease and Their Healthcare Providers

open access: yesPatient Preference and Adherence, 2022
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
doaj  

Business models in health care: Accounting for the sustainability of palliative and end of life care provision by voluntary hospices' in England [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
This study evaluates the sustainability of palliative and end of life care provision by voluntary hospices in England. Using a mixed methods, inductive approach, we construct a ‘descriptive business model’ for hospices which is grounded in analysis of ...
Haslam, C   +2 more
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Care and compassion at the end of life [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Aim: To examine the provision of the ‘end of life care strategy’ and the perception of provision by patients and carers. Introduction: In determining what constitutes excellence in care at the end of life, one must firstly acknowledge ‘what care and ...
Brown, Michelle
core   +2 more sources

Reduced Visibility of Pigment Network Under Sub‐UV Reflectance Dermatoscopy Compared to Polarised Dermatoscopy: A Novel Diagnostic Clue to Differentiate Melanomas From Nevi

open access: yesJEADV Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Melanoma accounts for more than 75% of skin cancer‐related mortality. Dermatoscopy is an evidence‐based technique for earlier detection, yet differentiating melanocytic lesions remains challenging. Sub‐UV reflectance dermatoscopy (sUVRD) uses purple light (405 nm) to visualise chromophore distribution in the skin.
L. Dupont   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

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