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BMC Palliative Care, 2018 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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Palliative medicine in intensive care unit during a pandemic
Lung India, 2021 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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What must Iran do for Palliative care? A systematized review
Journal of Education and Health Promotion, 2020 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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Medical students writing on death, dying and palliative care : a qualitative analysis of reflective essays [PDF]
, 2016 Background: Medical students and doctors are becoming better prepared to care for patients with palliative care needs and support patients at the end of life. This preparation needs to start at medical school.
Boland, Jason W +3 more
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Recommendations on palliative care aspects in intensive care medicine
Critical Care, 2023 Background The timely integration of palliative care is important for patients suffering from various advanced diseases with limited prognosis. While a German S-3-guideline on palliative care exists for patients with incurable cancer, a recommendation ...
Guido Michels +3 more
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Revista de la Facultad de Medicina Humana, 2023 Introduction:Hospitals of greater complexity tend to care for patients with advanced chronic diseases, which is why it is important to recognize the need for palliative care.
Annie Velasquez-Manrique +6 more
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Palliative care in pulmonary medicine [PDF]
Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia, 2020 Palliative care was initially developed for patients with advanced cancer. The concept has evolved and now encompasses any life-threatening chronic disease.
Ellen Pierre de Oliveira +1 more
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Treatment utilization and outcomes in elderly patients with locally advanced esophageal carcinoma: A review of the National Cancer Database [PDF]
, 2017 For elderly patients with locally advanced esophageal cancer, therapeutic approaches and outcomes in a modern cohort are not well characterized. Patients ≥70 years old with clinical stage II and III esophageal cancer diagnosed between 1998 and 2012 were ...
Bradley, Jeffrey D +10 more
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Home Health Care Management & Practice, 2013 Stable or initial phase—The patient experiences few symptoms and longevity ranges from years to months, as with dementia or motor neuron disease. Symptomatic phase—This phase is characterized by a worsening of the underlying disease, associated with frequent symptoms and a survival of months to weeks.
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Indian Journal of Palliative Care, 2015 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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