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“...Standards for terminal care...” [PDF]
N. Dak, Susan Kelderhouse, Kim Emmerich
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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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The importance of providing palliative care for patients with severe COVID-19 in Indonesia
Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), particularly those with a severe condition, might not survive. Pandemic situation challenges the healthcare providers in addressing palliative care to the patients.
Christantie Effendy+1 more
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The Current Status of Medical Decision-Making for Dying Patients in a Medical Intensive Care Unit: A Single-Center Study [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Many terminally ill patients die while receiving life-sustaining treatment. Recently, the discussion of life-sustaining treatment in intensive care units (ICUs) has increased.
Kyunghwa Shin+7 more
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Spiritual Care in Palliative Care
Palliative care has always included spiritual care, but the provision and inclusion of spiritual care within and across palliative care services internationally is sub-optimal.
Megan C. Best+2 more
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Care for patients with advanced cancer in the last weeks of life in Brazil
Despite all advances in the treatment of neoplasms and substantial increases in fiveyear survival rates, most patients still die due to their diseases. Late diagnosis in some circumstances and resistance mechanisms throughout treatment still cause most ...
David Hui+7 more
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A Review on Palliative Care Challenges and Benefits [PDF]
Palliative care is a treatment strategy that aims to improve the quality of life of patients suffering from various serious illnesses. Palliative care is provided to these patients by experts from multidisciplinary fields utilising a holistic approach ...
Amit Agrawal+3 more
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