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The intensity and variation of surgical care at the end of life: a retrospective cohort study. |
Kwok AC, Semel ME, Lipsitz SR, et al. |
Intensity and Variation in Surgical Care at the End of Life Background: End-of-life care is often medically intense; intensity varies by location of care.1,2 How often do elderly Americans under... |
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How to switch from morphine or oxycodone to methadone in cancer patients? A randomised clinical phase II trial. |
Moksnes K, Dale O, Rosland JH, Paulsen O, Klepstad P, Kaasa S. |
Strategy for Switching from Morphine or Oxycodone to Methadone Background: Switching from one opioid to another is a common strategy to improve pain control. In switching from morphine or oxycod... |
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Does this patient have medical decision-making capacity? |
Sessums LL, Zembrzuska H, Jackson JL. |
Accuracy of Assessing Decision-Making Capacity Background: Valid consent to medical treatment requires that the patient have capacity to make medical decisions. How prevalent is decision-making ... |
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Enhancing communication between oncologists and patients with a computer-based training program: a randomized trial. |
Tulsky JA, Arnold RM, Alexander SC, et al. |
Enhancing Oncologist-Patient Communication Background: Oncologists often neglect to respond to patients' emotions, block feelings, or create emotional distance.1,2 Can a computer-based intervention i... |
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Improving decision-making for feeding options in advanced dementia: a randomized, controlled trial. |
Hanson LC, Carey TS, Caprio AJ,et al. |
Improving Surrogates' Decision Making About Tube Feeding Background: Although tube feeding does not improve survival or other outcomes, 11% of persons dying with dementia have a feeding tube.... |
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Is public communication about end-of-life care helping to inform all? Cancer news coverage in African American versus mainstream media. |
Fishman JM, Ten Have T, Casarett D. |
Disparities in Mainstream Versus African American Media Coverage of Cancer and End-of-Life Care Background: Cancer is a frequent topic of media coverage that, in turn, may influence treatment... |
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