Routine dexamethasone is not effective compared to placebo to treat dyspnea in patients with advanced cancer
1. There is no significant difference for perceived dyspnea in patients taking dexamethasone as compared to placebo. 2. Cancer patients ...
Tag: palliative care
#VisualAbstract: Capecitabine in addition to best supportive care improves progression-free survival in metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Click to read this study in JAMA Oncology.
Three-step support strategy reduces prolonged grief in relatives after death of intensive care unit patients
1. Grief measured at 6 months following the patient’s death was significantly lower in relatives in the intervention groups compared ...
Psychological experiment suggests genetic testing may influence neonatologists’ clinical decision-making
1. A randomized, split-block psychological experiment utilizing clinical vignettes provides evidence that genetic studies influence neonatologists’ decision-making for critically ill ...
Prophylactic scopolamine butylbromide reduces death rattle at end of life compared to placebo
1. This randomized controlled trial demonstrated a reduction in the incidence of the death rattle upon dying patients receiving prophylactic ...
Study highlights variability in pediatric palliative care programs across the United States
1. Pediatric palliative care programs differed in regard to staffing, team composition, and services provided to patients, with many programs ...
Advanced care planning intervention for patients with advanced lung or colorectal cancer
1. An advanced care planning (ACP) intervention was not found to increase quality of life compared to usual care, in ...
#VisualAbstract: Burden and Causes of Hospital Admissions in Heart Failure During the Last Year of Life
1. In this retrospective analysis of patients with heart failure, admissions to the hospital for non-cardiac problems were more frequent ...
Non-cardiac admissions most common for heart-failure patients in last year of life
1. In this retrospective analysis of patients with heart failure, admissions to the hospital for non-cardiac problems were more frequent ...
Quick Take: Low rates of specialized cancer consultation and cancer-directed therapy for noncurable pancreatic adenocarcinoma
Eighty percent of patients with advanced or metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma are not candidates for surgical resection and require noncurative therapy, ...
