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December 15
Estimating the quantity and economic value of family caregiving for community-dwelling older persons in the last year of life. |
Rhee Y, Degenholtz HB, Lo Sasso AT, Emanuel LL. |
Quantity and Economic Value of Family Caregiving in Last Year of Life Background: Available family caregiving studies evaluating time dedicated to and cost associated with family caregiving have prim... |
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Prognostic acceptance and the well-being of patients receiving palliative care for cancer. |
Thompson GN, Chochinov HM, Wilson KG, et al. |
Prognostic Acceptance and Well-Being of Cancer Patients Receiving Palliative Care Background: Acceptance of prognosis facilitates patients' completion of advance directives, do-not-resuscitate ... |
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Clinical trial: high-dose furosemide plus small-volume hypertonic saline solutions vs. repeated paracentesis as treatment of refractory ascites. |
Licata G, Tuttolomondo A, Licata A, et al. |
Furosemide Plus Saline vs. Repeated Paracentesis for Refractory Ascites Background: Refractory ascites is defined as lack of response to high dosages of diuretics (spironolactone, 400 mg/... |
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Are we there yet? The state of the evidence base for guidelines on breaking bad news to cancer patients. |
Paul CL, Clinton-McHarg T, Sanson-Fisher RW, Douglas H, Webb G. |
Breaking Bad News to Cancer Patients: State of the Evidence Background: Poor communication of bad news can increase patients' stress and anxiety, and cause maladjustment and poorer health outco... |
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Palliative access through care at home: experiences with an urban, geriatric home palliative care program. |
Holley AP, Gorawara-Bhat R, Dale W, Hemmerich J, Cox-Hayley D. |
Evaluation of an Urban, Geriatric, Home Palliative Care Program Background: In the burgeoning geriatric population, multiple comorbidities, functional disability, and cognitive decline ca... |
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