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Research challenges in palliative and end of life care

Correspondence to Professor Irene J Higginson, King's College London, Cicely Saunders Institute, Department of Palliative Care, Policy and Rehabilitation, Bessemer Road, Denmark Hill, London SE5 9PJ, ...
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What tools are available to identify patients with palliative care needs in primary care: a systematic literature review and survey of European practice

4 Centre for Population Health Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK Correspondence to Professor Scott A Murray, Primary Palliative Care Research Group, Centre for Population Health ...
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Efficacy and safety of subcutaneous clonidine for refractory symptoms in palliative medicine: a retrospective study

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 ...
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Bleeding management in palliative medicine: subcutaneous tranexamic acid - retrospective chart review

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 ...
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Integration of palliative care into COVID-19 pandemic planning

Correspondence to Dr Nada Fadul, Internal Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha NE 68198, Nebraska, USA; nada.fadul{at}unmc.edu The COVID-19 pandemic is expected to surpass the ...
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Healthcare professionals’ moral distress in adult palliative care: a systematic review

Objectives Palliative care providers may be exposed to numerous detrimental psychological and existential challenges. Ethical issues in the healthcare arena are subject to continual debate, being ...
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Clinician responses to legal requests for hastened death: a systematic review and meta-synthesis of qualitative research

Correspondence to Dr Tejal Patel, Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4L8, Canada; tpatel{at}mcmaster.ca Background The legalisation of medical assistance in dying in ...
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Short subcutaneous infusions for symptom control in palliative medicine

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 ...
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Frailty and palliative care

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Defining the illness trajectory of metastatic breast cancer

Correspondence to Professor Jessica Corner, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Building 67, University Rd, Highfield Campus, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK; J.L.Corner{at}soton.ac.uk ...
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Development and evaluation of the Supportive and Palliative Care Indicators Tool (SPICT): a mixed-methods study

Correspondence to Dr Kirsty Boyd, Palliative Care Service, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, 51 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh EH16 4SA, UK; kirsty.boyd{at}ed.ac.uk Objective To refine and evaluate a ...
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Duchenne muscular dystrophy: adult hospice admission survey – doors open or closed?

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