Objectives This study aimed to assess the effects of psychosocial interventions in improving health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in adult patients with incurable cancer. Methods A systematic search ...

Introduction Effective patient and family engagement is a cornerstone of quality care, increasingly this has included their involvement in the design or redesign of service delivery (Bombard et al., ...

Correspondence to Dr Alison Mary Kearney, Department of Palliative and Supportive Care, Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, School of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, ...

Objectives The study aimed to determine and validate cut-off points for selected inflammatory markers to predict 30-day, 60-day and 90-day survival in patients with incurable cancer exclusively ...

Objectives To conduct a scoping review to explore the evidence of the process of do not attempt cardiopulmonary resuscitation (DNACPR) decision-making. Methods We conducted a systematic search and ...

Introduction Fatigue and breathlessness are among the most distressing symptoms for palliative care patients and may be related to underlying anaemia. Red cell concentrate (RCC) transfusion is a ...

7 University College London Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London, UK Objectives People with multiple system atrophy (MSA) and their carers may have many concerns about their disease and the ...

Objective Terminal haemorrhage is a rare and distressing emergency in palliative oncology. We present an algorithm for the management of terminal haemorrhage in patients likely to receive end-of-life ...

Correspondence to Dr Benjamin Thomas, Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia; benjamin.thomas{at}health.nsw.gov.au ...

Correspondence to Dr Benjamin Thomas, Palliative Medicine, Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District, Wollongong, NSW 2505, Australia; benjamin.thomas{at}health.nsw.gov.au Phenobarbital is a ...

Purple urine bag syndrome is an uncommon condition that occurs in patients with long-standing indwelling urinary catheters, due to urinary tract infection (UTI) by bacteria producing sulfatase or ...

Background Improving end-of-life care (EOLC) in Emergency Departments (ED) is a top research priority for the Royal College of Emergency Medicine 1 Our hospital palliative care team created a Senior ...