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Palliative Care and End-of-Life Support
2021Abstract Both hospice and palliative care are reviewed in depth in this chapter. The different options available to the patient are discussed as well as when each option may be most appropriate. The reader is also provided a variety of common symptoms to be aware of when providing palliative care.
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The role of supportive care in quality of life
Current Opinion in ONCOLOGY, 1996Supportive care interventions are usually given with the intent of improving quality of life. Until recently, however, even studies of palliative interventions have infrequently incorporated some measure of overall benefit. This article reviews those recent supportive care studies that have attempted to measure either quality of life or some benefit ...
D, Warr, R, Feld
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Palliative Care and End-of-Life Support
2017Hospice and palliative care are part of the active care continuum. Hospice care involves an interdisciplinary approach to diagnosing and managing suffering and addressing the physical, psychosocial, and spiritual needs of patients and their families. Hospice care should be considered when no further interventions or treatments can cure or prolong the ...
Paul W. DenOuden, Jonathan S. Appelbaum
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Getting Primary Care — A Life-Saving Intervention — Off Life Support
Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 2021openaire +2 more sources
The care certificate: basic life support
British Journal of Healthcare AssistantsThis article, the twelfth in the series regarding the care certificate, discusses the meaning of the standard ‘basic life support’ and what this requires of the healthcare assistant.
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End-of-life care: supporting independent and healthy lives
British Journal of Community Nursing, 2010According to Department of Health figures published in 2008, between 56% and 74% of people would prefer to be cared for and to die at home although at present only 18% of deaths occur in the home, and 17% take place in care homes. According to The Hospital Guide, published by Dr Foster Intelligence in 2009, one in seven hospitals do not provide any ...
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Critical care management of chimeric antigen receptor T‐cell therapy recipients
Ca-A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, 2022Alexander Shimabukuro-Vornhagen +2 more
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End-of-life care: support after death
British Journal of Healthcare AssistantsEnd-of-life care extends beyond a patient's final moments, encompassing the critical phase of care after death. This article focuses on the essential role that healthcare assistants and assistant practitioners play in delivering respectful and compassionate post-mortem care. It outlines the practical steps that are involved in caring for the deceased,
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