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The effect of hospice on hospitalizations of nursing home residents. |
Zheng NT, Mukamel DB, Friedman B, Caprio TV, Temkin-Greener H. |
The Effect of Hospice on Hospitalizations of Nursing Home Residents Background: Hospice care reduces nursing home (NH) residents’ risk of hospitalization at the end of lif... |
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Withholding and withdrawal of life-sustaining treatments in intensive care units in Asia. |
Phua J, Joynt GM, Nishimura M, et al |
Withholding and Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Treatments in Intensive Care Units in Asia Background: Most Western physicians consider withholding and withdrawal of life-sustaining... |
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Ventricular assist device implantation improves skeletal muscle function, oxidative capacity, and growth hormone/insulin-like growth factor-1 axis signaling in patients with advanced heart failure. |
Khawaja T, Chokshi A, Ji R, et al. |
Ventricular Assist Device Implantation Improves Skeletal Muscle Function, Oxidative Capacity, and Growth Hormone/Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1 Axis Signaling in Patients with Advanced Heart... |
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Grief reactions and impact of patient death on pediatric oncologists. |
Granek L, Bartels U, Scheinemann K, Labrecque M, Barrera M. |
Grief Reactions and Impact of Patient Death on Pediatric Oncologists Background: In the adult setting grief over dying patients can impact the well-being and ability of oncologi... |
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Treatment of complicated grief in elderly persons: a randomized clinical trial. |
Shear MK, Wang Y, Skritskaya N, Duan N, Mauro C, Ghesquiere A |
Treatment of Complicated Grief in Elderly Persons: A Randomized Clinical Trial Background: For bereaved individuals with complicated grief, complicated grief treatment (CGT)1-3 ma... |
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Quality of communication in the ICU and surrogate’s understanding of prognosis. |
Chiarchiaro J, Buddadhumaruk P, Arnold RM, White DB. |
Quality of Communication in the ICU and Surrogate’s Understanding of Prognosis Background: Surrogate caregivers’ expectations of treatment and prognosis is commonly in... |
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