Palliative care for people living with heart failure: European Association for Palliative Care Task Force expert position statement
Contrary to common perception, modern palliative care (PC) is applicable to all people with
an incurable disease, not only cancer. PC is appropriate at every stage of disease …
an incurable disease, not only cancer. PC is appropriate at every stage of disease …
Prognosticating for adult patients with advanced incurable cancer: a needed oncologist skill
Opinion statement Patients with advanced cancer and their families commonly seek
information about prognosis to aid decision-making in medical (eg surrounding treatment) …
information about prognosis to aid decision-making in medical (eg surrounding treatment) …
NECPAL tool prognostication in advanced chronic illness: a rapid review and expert consensus
X Gómez-Batiste, P Turrillas, C Tebé… - BMJ Supportive & …, 2022 - spcare.bmj.com
Objective To develop a proposal for a 2-year mortality prognostic approach for patients with
advanced chronic conditions based on the palliative care need (PCN) items of the …
advanced chronic conditions based on the palliative care need (PCN) items of the …
[HTML][HTML] How clinicians recognise people who are dying: An integrative review
E Colquhoun-Flannery, D Goodwin… - International journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Timely recognition of dying is important for high quality end-of-life care
however, little is known about how clinicians recognise dying. Late recognition is common …
however, little is known about how clinicians recognise dying. Late recognition is common …
[HTML][HTML] Palliative care of adult patients with cancer
C Bausewein, ST Simon, A Pralong… - Deutsches Ärzteblatt …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background In Germany, the annual mortality rate from cancer in the year 2011 was 269.9
deaths per 100 000 persons; every fourth death was due to cancer. A central objective of …
deaths per 100 000 persons; every fourth death was due to cancer. A central objective of …
Prognostication in brain tumors
A Pace, A Tanzilli, D Benincasa - Handbook of Clinical Neurology, 2022 - Elsevier
Despite the use of aggressive multimodality therapies, the prognosis of brain tumor patients
remains poor. Tumors of glial origin typically have the worst prognosis, with a predicted …
remains poor. Tumors of glial origin typically have the worst prognosis, with a predicted …
Development of an international Core Outcome Set (COS) for best care for the dying person: study protocol
Background In contrast to typical measures employed to assess outcomes in healthcare
such as mortality or recovery rates, it is difficult to define which specific outcomes of care are …
such as mortality or recovery rates, it is difficult to define which specific outcomes of care are …
The conscious state of the dying patient: An integrative review
T O'Connor, C Paterson, J Gibson… - Palliative & Supportive …, 2022 - cambridge.org
ObjectivesThe cognitive state of the dying in the last days of life may deteriorate, resulting in
a reduced ability to communicate their care needs. Distressing symptoms, physical and …
a reduced ability to communicate their care needs. Distressing symptoms, physical and …
The (un) availability of prognostic information in the last days of life: a prospective observational study
Objectives The aims of this study were (1) to document the clinical condition of patients
considered to be in the last 2 weeks of life and (2) to compare patients who did or did not …
considered to be in the last 2 weeks of life and (2) to compare patients who did or did not …
The characteristics of patients who discontinue their dying process–an observational study at a single university hospital centre
C Schulz, D Schlieper, C Altreuther… - BMC palliative …, 2015 - Springer
Background End-of-life integrated care plans are used as structuring tools for the care of the
dying. A widely adopted example is the Liverpool Care Pathway for the Dying Patient (LCP) …
dying. A widely adopted example is the Liverpool Care Pathway for the Dying Patient (LCP) …