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ECMO use and mortality in adult patients with cardiogenic shock: a retrospect...
Background Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is increasingly used in resuscitation of critically ill patients with documented improved survival. Few studies describe... -
Management of potentially life-threatening emergencies at 74 primary level ho...
Background While the capacities to care for and epidemiology of emergency and critically ill patients have been reported for secondary and tertiary level hospitals in Mongolia,... -
Exploring the vagueness of Religion & Spirituality in complex pediatric d...
Background Medical advances have led to new challenges in decision-making for parents of seriously ill children. Many parents say religion and spirituality (R&S) influence... -
Examining palliative and end of life care research in Ireland within a global...
Background Globally the state of palliative care research remains uncertain. Questions remain regarding impact, funding, and research priorities. Building upon previous... -
Reasons for encounter by different levels of urgency in out-of-hours emergenc...
Background Frequencies of reasons for encounter (RFEs) in emergency primary care out-of-hours (OOH) services are relevant for planning of capacities as well as to target the... -
Ambulance use is not associated with patient acuity after road traffic collis...
Background Africa accounts for one sixth of global road traffic deaths—most in the pre-hospital setting. Ambulance transport is expensive relative to other modes of pre-hospital... -
Development of the Japanese version of an information aid to provide accurate...
Background Without explicit prognostic information, patients may overestimate their life expectancy and make poor choices at the end of life. We sought to design the Japanese... -
Weaknesses and capacities affecting the Prehospital emergency care for victim...
Introduction:Prehospital emergency care is a vital and integral component of health systems, particularly in resource-constrained countries like Uganda. It can help to minimize... -
Engaging patients and families to create a feasible clinical trial integratin...
Background Early palliative care (EPC) is recommended but rarely integrated with advanced heart failure (HF) care. We engaged patients and family caregivers to study the... -
Degree of dyspnoea at admission and discharge in patients with heart failure ...
Background Dyspnoea is a disabling symptom in patients admitted with heart failure (HF) and respiratory diseases (RD). The main aim of this study is to evaluate its intensity at... -
Does special education in palliative medicine make a difference in end-of-lif...
Background Characteristics of the physician influence the essential decision-making in end-of-life care. However, the effect of special education in palliative medicine on... -
The impact of the Boko Haram insurgency in Northeast Nigeria on childhood was...
Background This research examines the relationship between violent conflict and childhood wasting in Northeast Nigeria, where residents have been subjected to fighting between... -
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Background Little is known about ICU physicians’ self-confidence and knowledge related to palliative care. Our objective was to investigate self-confidence and knowledge of... -
Adding a second surprise question triggers general practitioners to increase ...
Background In our aging society, palliative care should be a standard component of health care. However, currently it is only provided to a small proportion of patients, mostly... -
Determinants of favorable or unfavorable opinion about euthanasia in a sample...
Background Opinion about euthanasia has been explored among the general population and recently in patients receiving palliative care. 96% of the French population declared... -
Accuracy of acute burns diagnosis made using smartphones and tablets: a quest...
Background Remote assistance for burns by medical experts can support nurses and general physicians in emergency care with diagnostic and management advice. Previous studies... -
Which online format is most effective for assisting Baby Boomers to complete ...
Background Completion of Advance Directives (ADs), being financial and healthcare proxy or instructional documents, is relatively uncommon in Australia. Efforts to increase... -
Organization-level principles and practices to support spiritual care at the ...
Background Though most models of palliative care specifically include spiritual care as an essential element, secular health care organizations struggle with supporting... -
A critical realist evaluation of a music therapy intervention in palliative care
Background Music therapy is increasingly used as an adjunct therapy to support symptom management in palliative care. However, studies to date have paid little attention to the... -
Continuous palliative sedation for patients with advanced cancer at a tertiar...
Background Palliative sedation (PS) is an intervention to treat refractory symptoms and to relieve suffering at the end of life. Its prevalence and practice patterns vary widely...