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December 15
Comfort in the last 2 weeks of life: relationship to accessing palliative care services. |
Currow DC, Ward AM, Plummer JL, Bruera E, Abernethy AP. |
Comfort in the Last 2 Weeks of Life: Relationship to Accessing Palliative Care Services Background: Does patientsâ?? comfort improve in the last two weeks of life when utilizing specialized pal... |
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A retrospective analysis of short and long-term survival after curative pulmonary resection for lung cancer in elderly patients. |
Schneider T, Pfannschmidt J, Muley T, et al. |
A Retrospective Analysis of Short and Long-Term Survival After Curative Pulmonary Resection for Lung Cancer in Elderly Patients Background: Does older age predict a lower short- and long-term surviva... |
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Blood transfusions, thrombosis, and mortality in hospitalized patients with cancer. |
Khorana AA, Francis CW, Blumberg N, Culakova E, Refaai MA, Lyman GH. |
Blood Transfusions, Thrombosis, and Mortality in Hospitalized Patients with Cancer Background: Anemia and the use of blood transfusions are common for patients with cancer. Is there a relationship be... |
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Do preparation and life completion discussions improve functioning and quality of life in seriously ill patients? Pilot Randomized Control Trial. |
Steinhauser KE, Alexander SC, Byock IR, George LK, Olsen MK, Tulsky JA. |
Do Preparation and Life-Completion Discussions Improve Functioning and Quality of Life for Seriously Ill Patients? Background: Can a treatment intervention focused on life-completion discussions impr... |
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Use of chewing gum in reducing postoperative ileus after elective colorectal resection: A systematic review. |
Chan MK, Law WL. |
Use of Chewing Gum in Reducing Postoperative Ileus After Elective Colorectal Resection This article from last yearâ??s literature was brought to our attention as a follow-up to the November 14t... |
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