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Pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment of delirium in an oncological hospital service: an integrative review [PDF]

Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem, 2021
Objectives: to analyze the production of scientific articles about the pharmacological and non-pharmacological management of delirium in adult hospitalized cancer patients. Methods: integrative review whose sample was obtained from the databases Scopus,
Luciana Aparecida Vieira Louro, João Francisco Possari, Antônio Fernandes Costa Lima   +2 more
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Patient Experience on a Hospital Oncology Service Before and After Implementation of a No-Visitor Policy During COVID-19

Journal of Patient Experience, 2021
Hospital visitor restriction policies prompted by Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) may lead to a less comfortable or informed inpatient experience for oncology patients admitted for non-COVID-19 conditions.
Kenyon C. Bolton MD, MA, Michael Lawler BS, Jennifer Hauptman MSW, LICSW, Marissa Madden RN, Stephen G. DeVoe MPH, MS, Amanda G. Kennedy PharmD, BCPS, Bradley J. Tomkins MPH, MS, Naomi M. Hodde MD   +7 more
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Implementation of a Psycho-oncology Service in a public hospital of Southeast Brazil: between politics and the COVID-19 pandemic

Brazilian Journal of Oncology, 2023
Introduction: The implementation of a Psycho-oncology Service depends on institutional, structural, and political factors affecting the availability and quality of this service.
Daniel Paixão Pequeno, Karla Cristina Gaspar, Carmen Silvia Passos Lima, Gustavo Jacob Lourenço   +3 more
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A novel cardio-oncology service line model in optimizing care access, quality and equity for large, multi-hospital health systems

Cardio-Oncology, 2023
Background Despite the rapid growth of cardio-oncology as a subspecialty, cancer patients are still underserved from a cardiovascular perspective. A new care model is needed to integrate comprehensive cardio-oncology care with community-based facilities ...
Yan Liu
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Analysis of the hemotherapy support in an oncology hospital considering the COVID-19 pandemic

Brazilian Journal of Oncology, 2022
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to analyze the impact of COVID-19 on the use of blood components in an oncology hospital. Material and Methods: Retrospective cross-sectional quantitative nature cohort, with ...
Nathalia Noyma Sampaio Magalhães, Jordana Alícia Silveira Lopes, Andressa de Araújo Rodrigues Neto, Amanda do Carmo Gusmão, Luisa de Oliveira Werneck Rodrigues, Daniela de Oliveira Werneck Rodrigues, Roberta Wolp Diniz Vieira, Jane Rocha Duarte Cintra   +7 more
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Assessment of technical knowledge on oral nutritional therapy between physicians and the nursing team of a private institution

Brazilian Journal of Oncology, 2023
Introduction: Malnutrition affects an average of 20-80% of cancer patients, leading to an impaired healing process, increased infection rates and hospital costs, and negative impacts on clinical results.
Caroline Rosa Koerner, Josiane de Paula Freitas, Thais Manfrinato Miola   +2 more
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Quantifying the impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic on gastrointestinal cancer care delivery

Cancer Reports, 2022
Background and Aim This study quantifies how changes in healthcare utilization and delivery during the first months of the COVID‐19 pandemic have altered the presentation, treatment, and management of patients with gastrointestinal (GI) malignancies ...
Nicholas R. Perkons, Casey Kim, Chris Boedec, Luke J. Keele, Charles Schneider, Ursina R. Teitelbaum, Edgar Ben‐Josef, Peter E. Gabriel, John P. Plastaras, Lawrence N. Shulman, Andrzej P. Wojcieszynski   +10 more
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Smoking cessation knowledge and perceptions of cancer care providers at six Latin American cancer institutions

Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, 2022
Objective. To assess the characteristics, self-reported tobacco use, knowledge, and perceptions about smoking cessation among cancer care providers (CCPs), as well as perceived barriers to inform interventions that can potentially improve quitting rates ...
Irene Tamí-Maury, Hector Garcia, Modupe Onigbogi, Julia Ismael, Javier Manrique, Vinicius Vazquez, Carlos Rojas, Laura Suchil   +7 more
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A multimodal strategy to improve health care for pediatric patients with cancer and fever in Peru

Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, 2023
Objective. The DoTT (Decreasing Time to Therapy) project aimed to minimize the interval between fever onset and medical interventions for children with febrile neutropenia.
Ana Mendieta, Ligia Rios Lopez, Maria Vargas Arteaga, Essy Maradiegue, Walter Delgadillo Arone, Carlos Rueda Bazalar, Alexis Holguin, Carlos Santillan Salas, Ivan Maza, Maysam Homsi, Frankly Farias Barrios, Claudia Assayag, Liliana Vásquez, Claudia Pascual, Miguela Caniza   +14 more
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Healthcare-Associated Infections at a Brazilian Cancer Hospital: five years of analysis

Enfermería Global, 2012
Retrospective epidemiological study, carried out in 2009, to analyze healthcare-associated infection rates in cancer patients, according to infection site, lethality and data were collected from records filed at the institution’s Hospital Infection ...
Silvana Lima Vieira Santos, TK Sousa, DM Costa, LKO Lopes, EB Peleja, DS Melo, MAP Palos, MS Pereira   +7 more
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