Medical futility and the ethics of continuing treatment: a hermeneutic inquiry into patient and physician perspectives. [PDF]
Huang LL.
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Multiple External Invasive Root Resorption and Calcification in Systemic Sclerosis—Case Report
ABSTRACT Aim There are few reports in the literature of multiple external invasive root resorption (EIRR) lesions in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc), and an association between root resorption and SSc is not well established. We report the only case that comprehensively illustrates—with the combination of histopathology, cone beam computed ...
Jee‐Yun Leung +3 more
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Role of Non-Invasive Ventilation in Elderly Patients: Therapeutic Opportunity or Medical Futility? An Updated Narrative Review. [PDF]
Sangiovanni F +4 more
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Medical futility at the end of life: the first qualitative study of ethical decision-making methods among Turkish doctors. [PDF]
Aksoy E, Ilkilic I.
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The Rhythmic and the Metronomic: On Charlie Chaplin's Gait
Critical Quarterly, EarlyView.
Matthew Beaumont
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A prospective study of 12‐month survival of patients with cirrhosis admitted to intensive care
Abstract Background The assessment on whether to escalate care in patients with cirrhosis to the intensive care unit (ICU) is complex, with little data on long‐term outcomes. The primary aim of this study was to prospectively examine the ability of liver‐specific and ICU prognostic scores to predict 12‐month survival among patients with cirrhosis in ...
Minnie Au +9 more
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Moral Distress Among Family Caregivers: A Concept Analysis
ABSTRACT Aim To examine and define the concept of moral distress among family caregivers by identifying its key attributes, antecedents and consequences. Design Concept analysis. Methods This study was guided by Walker and Avant's concept analysis framework.
Tharaa Ananzeh +4 more
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Endovascular Revascularization of Chronic Cervical Carotid Occlusion
STROKE: Vascular and Interventional Neurology, EarlyView.
Sami Al Kasab, Brian Jankowitz
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Outcomes for Frail Dialysis Patients Not Referred for Transplantation: A Cohort Study
ABSTRACT Background Frailty is highly prevalent in kidney failure, but it is unclear whether frailty impacts health outcomes for those initiating dialysis who are not referred for transplantation. Our objective was to determine if frailty is associated with death or development of a permanent contraindication to transplantation among eligible non ...
Joshua Goodwin +6 more
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ABSTRACT Aim To explore the experiences of Emergency Department nurses when caring for patients presenting to the Emergency Department with mental health issues. Design Qualitative descriptive study. Methods Ten nurses with experience caring for mental health patients participated in face‐to‐face, semi‐structured interviews.
Caitlin Kent +2 more
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