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Incorporating Early Palliative Medicine Consultation Into Daily Morning Huddle in the ICU
OBJECTIVES:. Early palliative medicine consult in the ICU can significantly improve outcomes in high-risk patients. We describe a pilot study of including a recommendation for palliative medicine consult in the ICU morning huddle. DESIGN:. A prospective,
Arslan Babar, MD +4 more
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Developing Palliative Medicine as an Accredited Medical Specialty in Kenya
PURPOSEMost people living with life-limiting illnesses in Kenya lack access to palliative care. Globally, palliative medicine is a growing specialty that equips clinicians with the training required to improve the quality of life for people living with a
Hussein Elias +4 more
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The aim of our research is to review modern literature regarding the relevance and frequency of physical and occupational therapy in palliative and hospice medicine of neurodegenerative diseases. Results.
O. M. Raznatovska +3 more
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Palliative medicine in the elderly [PDF]
Cancer is primarily a disease of the elderly and the palliation of both disease- and treatment-related symptoms is of importance in the practice of cancer medicine in all patients. Many older patients are treated within community hospitals, in which anticancer therapies are less likely to be given and in which the palliation of symptoms should be of ...
J F, Cleary, P P, Carbone
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Background and Objective: The European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC) published recommendations for postgraduate education in palliative medicine in 2009.
Aija Vanhanen +2 more
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Palliative and end-of-life care in the emergency department [PDF]
With current medical advances, the human population continues to age. This presents healthcare practitioners with the increasing complexity of providing care to elderly patients with multifactorial medical and personal needs.
Alice Chang +3 more
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Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) guidelines recommend early access to palliative care together with optimal, disease-directed therapy for people with advanced disease, however, this occurs infrequently.
Natasha Smallwood +5 more
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A 'need-supply' and 'requirement-distribution mismatch' along with a continuingneed explosion are the biggest hurdles faced by palliative medicine today. It is the need of the hour to provide an unbiased, equitable and evidence-based palliative care to those in need irrespective of the diagnosis, prognosis, social and economic status or geographical ...
Bhatnagar, Sushma, Gupta, Mayank
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What must Iran do for Palliative care? A systematized review
Palliative care has been proposed as a multidisciplinary method for providing patients with care. The present study proposes to discuss the necessary principles required for any country to successfully implement a palliative medicine program. The present
Marziyeh Hadian +2 more
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Palliative medicine in intensive care unit during a pandemic
The coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) or severe acute respiratory distress syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic has changed the landscape of medical care.
Jennifer H Maritz, Vikas Pathak
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