Background Seizures and agitation are distressing symptoms commonly encountered at the end of life and may require treatment ...

Objective This study aims to investigate the safety and feasibility of early oral feeding in patients with gastric cancer after gastrectomy. Methods A total of 135 patients with gastric cancer who ...

Background As death approaches, patients are at their most frail, but an increasing symptom burden often necessitates an increase in medications, putting them at higher risk for drug–drug interactions ...

Background Cholestatic itch is caused by intrahepatic liver diseases, such as primary biliary cirrhosis and extrahepatic obstruction of the biliary tree, often caused by tumours. The pathophysiology ...

Palliative care is a clinical, interprofessional discipline focusing on improving quality of life through holistic assessment and support for people experiencing physical, psychological, social, or ...

We recently reported preliminary results of a novel joint clinic between an adult specialist palliative care team and a regional adult and paediatric neuromuscular team.1 The neuromuscular team have ...

Background Early identification of approaching end-of-life and care planning improve outcomes at the end of life. Nevertheless, the majority of people who die are not identified in time to enable ...

As the number of older people increases across the world, and more people approach the end of their lives with chronic and complex conditions, the need for robust and relevant research in palliative ...

Objectives To investigate the efficacy and safety of short subcutaneous infusions (SSCIs) for refractory symptoms in the palliative setting. Methods A retrospective chart review of SSCIs in a single ...

Background The Professional Nurse Advocate (PNA) role is an emerging concept, promoting four key functions: Clinical Supervision (Restorative Function), Education and Development (Formative Function), ...

Introduction Little is known about the use of outcome measures (OM) by Speech and Language Therapists (SLTs) in palliative care. This review aimed to identify studies using validated OMs in adults ...