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Palliative care in acute care surgery: research challenges and opportunities

Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open
Palliative care includes effective communication, relief of suffering and symptom management with an underlying goal of improving the quality of life for patients with serious illness and their families.
Gail T Tominaga, Lisa M Kodadek, Vanessa Ho, Zara Cooper, Thaddeus J Puzio, Rachel S Morris, Amelia W Maiga, Masami Tabata-Kelly   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

A randomized trial of a specialist palliative care intervention for patients undergoing surgery for cancer: rationale and design of the Surgery for Cancer with Option of Palliative Care Expert (SCOPE) Trial

Trials, 2019
Background In medical oncology settings, early specialist palliative care interventions have demonstrated improvements in patient quality of life and survival compared with usual oncologic care.
Myrick C. Shinall, Aimee Hoskins, Alexander T. Hawkins, Christina Bailey, Alaina Brown, Rajiv Agarwal, Maria C. Duggan, Laura M. Beskow, Vyjeyanthi S. Periyakoil, David F. Penson, Ryan T. Jarrett, Rameela Chandrasekhar, E. Wesley Ely   +12 more
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Knowledge and thresholds for palliative care and surgery among healthcare providers caring for adults with serious illness

Frontiers in Medicine
IntroductionTimely palliative care and surgical interventions improve symptoms, health-related quality of life (HRQoL), and reduce medical cost for seriously ill adults at end of life (EOL).
Darryl Wen Kai Juan, Darryl Wen Kai Juan, Irene Ai Ting Ng, Irene Ai Ting Ng, Louis Choon Kit Wong, Louis Choon Kit Wong, Wei Jing Fong, Wei Jing Fong, Piea Peng Lee, Sui An Lie, Jamie Xuelian Zhou, Mingzhe Cai, Mingzhe Cai, Johnny Chin-Ann Ong, Johnny Chin-Ann Ong, Johnny Chin-Ann Ong, Johnny Chin-Ann Ong, Johnny Chin-Ann Ong, Jane Chin Jin Seo, Jane Chin Jin Seo, Claramae Shulyn Chia, Claramae Shulyn Chia, Claramae Shulyn Chia, Jolene Si Min Wong, Jolene Si Min Wong, Jolene Si Min Wong   +25 more
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Separation Surgery for Unresectable Right-sided Colon Cancer as Palliation

Journal of the Anus, Rectum and Colon, 2021
Patients with acute colorectal obstruction due to malignancy in the right-sided colon are treated with primary resection and anastomosis. However, considering the generally poor status and prognosis, less-invasive, palliative treatment is desirable ...
Ryosuke Maki, Ken Nakata, Nobuyoshi Ohara, Masaki Tsujie, Junya Fujita, Hiroki Ohzato   +5 more
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Therapeutic effects of pleural and abdominal fluid filtration, concentration, and reinjection based on bioelectrical impedance analysis

Fujita Medical Journal
Objective: The use of bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) has enabled measurement of the amounts of body components. Terminal cancer patients often experience excessive fluid retention.
Masanobu Usui, Norimasa Tsuzuki, Masutaka Tokuda, Akihiko Futamura, Miyo Murai, Akihiro Ito, Yoshikazu Koide   +6 more
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European Standard Clinical Practice Guideline and EXPeRT Recommendations for the Diagnosis and Management of Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms in Children and Adolescents

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pediatric gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (GEP‐NENs) are extremely rare and clinically heterogeneous. Management has largely been extrapolated from adult practice. This European Standard Clinical Practice Guideline (ESCP), developed by the EXPeRT network in collaboration with adult NEN experts, provides (adult) evidence ...
Michaela Kuhlen, Calogero Virgone, Antje Redlich, Michael Abele, Ricardo Lopez‐Almaraz, Tal Ben‐Ami, Ewa Bien, Gianni Bisogno, Maja Mazic Cesen, Andrea Ferrari, Malgorzata A. Krawczyk, Yves Reguerre, Dominik T. Schneider, Ines B. Brecht, Charlotte Rigaud, Bilgehan Yalcin, Rainer Claus, Christian Vokuhl, Constantin Lapa, Jörg Fuchs, Segolene Hescot, Thomas Walter, Julien Hadoux, Daniel Orbach   +23 more
wiley   +1 more source

Palliative care and vascular surgery: status quo, needs, barriers and current challenges from the perspective of vascular surgery specialists

BMC Palliative Care
Background Palliative care is a concept for all patients suffering from life threatening diseases. It is not limited to cancer patients or to the last few days of life. Current research on diseases and concomitant diagnoses in vascular surgery suggests a
Michael Rechenmacher, Annette Schnell, Martina Schulz, Wolfgang Herr, Wilma Schierling, Karin Pfister, Ruth Mair   +6 more
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Ovarian Sex Cord Stromal Tumors in Children and Adolescents—The European Standard Clinical Practice Recommendations

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As part of the European Cooperative Study Group for Paediatric Rare Tumours initiative, we developed standard clinical practice guidelines for ovarian sex cord stromal tumors, based on comprehensive national and international cohort analyses, literature review, and a final expert consensus conference.
Dominik T. Schneider, Kris‐Ann Schultz, Nora Schnitzler, Michael Abele, Tal Ben‐Ami, Ewa Bien, Gianni Bisogno, Ines B. Brecht, Maja Cesen, Andrea Ferrari, Michaela Kuhlen, Malgorzata A. Krawczyk, Ricardo Lopez‐Almaraz, Yves Reguerre, Calogero Virgone, Daniel Orbach   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Microbiome‐blood–brain barrier interactions in aging — mechanisms and therapeutic potential

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Aging reshapes the gut microbiome (↓SCFA‐producing commensals; ↑pro‐inflammatory outputs), shifting circulating metabolites (↓SCFAs; ↑LPS, ↑TMAO, ↑PAA) that act at the BBB to increase nonspecific transcytosis, alter transport, and promote astrocyte reactivity, heightening brain vulnerability.
Daniel Cuervo‐Zanatta, Hari Baskar Balasubramanian, Amir Pasokh, Marietta Zille   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Equity, need and access in health care: a mixed methods investigation of specialist palliative care use in relation to age [PDF]

, 2010
The equitable provision of care is a core principle of the NHS. Previous research suggests that older cancer patients may be less likely to use specialist palliative care than younger patients, but studies have failed to fully define and measure clinical
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