Background Today, euthanasia has become the option for terminally ill persons, in order to die with dignity. Palliative care on the other hand seeks to re-assure people with terminal or chronic ...

Objective To develop and validate a prognostic model to assess mortality risk at 24 months in patients with advanced chronic conditions. Methods Retrospective design based on a previous population ...

Several of the palliative medications given subcutaneously are alkaline, including dexamethasone, esomeprazole, parecoxib, sodium valproate and tranexamic acid (alkaline, despite its name). Because pH ...

Objectives To investigate the efficacy and safety of subcutaneous clonidine for refractory symptoms in the palliative setting. Methods A retrospective chart review of the use of subcutaneous clonidine ...

Objectives To investigate the efficacy and safety of subcutaneously (SC) administered tranexamic acid. Methods A retrospective chart review of the use of SC tranexamic acid in a single palliative care ...

Objectives To determine the distribution of prostate cancer (PCa) patients between physical activity and kinesiophobia, ...

Objective Fan therapy is widely acknowledged as an essential component in the management of dyspnoea with numerous studies supporting its efficacy in alleviating dyspnoea among patients with chronic ...

Mortality in long-term care residents: retrospective national cohort study ...

Background The importance of the therapeutic relationship in the delivery of palliative care is well recognised. Little has been published on the nature or quality of relationships formed between ...

Objectives To explore perceptions, experiences and expectations with respect to palliative care of patients with severe mental illness (SMI) and an incurable, life-limiting chronic illness. Methods ...

7 Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK Background Patients with life-limiting conditions are often cared for at home by family, typically without adequate ...