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Withholding resuscitation: a new approach to prehospital end-of-life decisions. |
Feder S, Matheny RL, Loveless RS Jr, Rea TD |
Withholding Resuscitation by Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Background: EMS personnel are typically not permitted to withhold resuscitation, particularly in the absence of a state-approved do-not-r... |
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Antiemetics in the ED: a randomized controlled trial comparing 3 common agents. |
Braude D, Soliz T, Crandall C, Hendey G, Andrews J, Weichenthal L. |
RCT of Three Anti-emetics in the Emergency Department (ED) Background: Nausea and/or vomiting (N/V) are very common complaints among patients presenting to the ED. Which anti-emetic?droperidol, metoc... |
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Factors influencing death at home in terminally ill patients with cancer: systematic review. |
Gomes B, Higginson IJ. |
Factors Influencing Home Death Background: Over half of patients with progressive illness express desire to die at home. Regardless, most people in the U.S. and Europe die in hospitals. What factors ... |
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Study of the Therapeutic Effects of Intercessory Prayer (STEP) in cardiac bypass patients: a multicenter randomized trial of uncertainty and certainty of receiving intercessory prayer. |
Benson H, Dusek JA, Sherwood JB, Lam P, Bethea CF, Carpenter W, Levitsky S, Hill PC, Clem DW Jr, Jain MK, Drumel D, Kopecky SL, Mueller PS, Marek D, Rollins S, Hibberd PL. |
Therapeutic Effects of Intercessory Prayer After CABG Background: Many individuals believe in the benefits of prayer and use prayer as a coping strategy when faced with stressful experiences, includi... |
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Acceptability of low molecular weight heparin thromboprophylaxis for inpatients receiving palliative care: qualitative study. |
Noble SI, Nelson A, Turner C, Finlay IG |
Acceptability of LMWH in a Specialist Palliative Care Unit Background: Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a significant complication of cancer. Up to one in seven cancer patients die of pulmonary emboli... |
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