Call for palliative care to be adapted for severely ill Covid-19 patients
Emergency-style palliative care needs to implemented to meet the needs of Covid-19 patients who wouldn't benefit from a ventilator say researchers.
Apr 16, 2020
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Emergency-style palliative care needs to implemented to meet the needs of Covid-19 patients who wouldn't benefit from a ventilator say researchers.
Apr 16, 2020
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On July 8, Medicare announced plans to reimburse physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants for services to help their patients plan the care they would want if they were too ill to speak for themselves. If ...
Aug 5, 2015
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Parental hopes of a "miraculous intervention," prompted by deeply held religious beliefs, are leading to very sick children being subjected to futile care and needless suffering, suggests a small study in the Journal of Medical ...
Aug 13, 2012
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The heavier someone is, the less likely they are to have what many people might call a "good death", with hospice care and a chance to die at home, a new study finds. And that difference comes with a financial, as well as ...
Feb 6, 2017
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Less than half of patients with malignant ureteral obstruction (MUO)—a serious complication of advanced cancer, with a poor prognosis—receive palliative care (PC) for their condition, reports a paper in the January issue ...
Dec 21, 2023
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New "End of Life Care in Frailty" guidelines have been published by the British Geriatrics Society to help doctors, nurses and allied health professionals provide high-quality, person-centered care for older people approaching ...
May 15, 2020
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For many cancer patients, high-intensity treatments such as intubation and ICU admission are administered during their end-of-life care, but little is known about whether that care is in line with a patient's wishes and treatment ...
Sep 27, 2018
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America's aging population means that more families are soon going to be grappling with a heartbreaking issue—a loved one living with dementia who then develops cancer.
Mar 3, 2023
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Most people believe it is important to plan care preferences in advance of dying but very few have taken any action, according to new research led by Cardiff University's Marie Curie Palliative Care Research Centre.
Nov 4, 2021
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Terminally ill patients referred to hospice care from a hospital setting tend to be on hospice for shorter periods than those who enter hospice while living at home or in a residential care facility.
Oct 19, 2020
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