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Defining high-quality palliative care in oncology practice: an American Society of Clinical Oncology/American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine guidance statement |
Bickel KE, McNiff K, Buss MK, et al |
Defining High-Quality Palliative Care in Oncology Practice Background: Specialist palliative care (PC) during standard cancer care can yield better patient and caregiver outcome... |
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Identifying patients with advanced chronic conditions for a progressive palliative care approach: a cross-sectional study of prognostic indicators related to end-of-life trajectories |
Amblas-Novellas J, Murray SA, Espaulella J, et al |
Identifying End-of-Life Trajectory Indicators Background: Understanding end-of-life indicators helps clinicians make decisions according to patient preferences.1 Which indicator... |
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The impact of reported hospice preferred practices on hospital utilization at the end of life |
Aldridge MD, Epstein AJ, Brody AA, Lee EJ, Cherlin E, Bradley EH |
Relating Hospice Preferred Practices to End-of-Life Outcomes Background: Hospice quality is evaluated by measures of preferred practices.1 How do hospice practices relate to pat... |
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Liquid medication errors and dosing tools: a randomized controlled experiment [published online ahead of print Sep 12, 2016] |
Yin HS, Parker RM, Sanders LM, et al |
Liquid Medication Errors and Dosing Tools Background: More than 40% of parents make liquid medication dosing errors.1-4 What are best practices for pediatric medication lab... |
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Delirium frequency among advanced cancer patients presenting to an emergency department: a prospective, randomized, observational study |
Elsayem AF, Bruera E, Valentine AD, et al |
The Frequency of Emergency Department Delirium Background: Delirium is associated with significant morbidity and mortality.1-2 How common is delirium among emergency depart... |
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Opioid prescribing for patients with cancer in the last year of life: a longitudinal population cohort study |
Ziegler L, Mulvey M, Blenkinsopp A, Petty D, Bennett MI |
End-of-Life Opioid Use in Cancer Patients Background: One-third of cancer patients do not receive analgesia proportional to their pain intensity.1 What factors influenc... |
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