1 Department of Psychological Medicine, King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry, Weston Education Centre, London, UK 2 Department of Palliative Care, Policy and Rehabilitation, King's College ...

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 ...

School of Medicine, University of Liverpool, Marie Curie Hospice Liverpool, Palliative Care Unit, University of Liverpool, International Observatory on End of Life Care, Division of Health Research, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

1 School of Nursing, The University of Auckland, Grafton, Auckland, New Zealand 2 School of Nursing & Midwifery, Northern General Hospital, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK Correspondence to ...

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 ...

Background Virtual reality (VR) technology as a therapeutic intervention has been gaining attention in healthcare settings in recent years. Studies suggest that using the technology can help alleviate ...

1 Department of Cardiology, Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK; National Clinical Lead, NHS Heart Improvement. 2 Department of Health Sciences, Hull York Medical School, University ...

Malignant bowel obstruction (MBO) is relatively common, with up to 15% of patients with malignancy suffering from an MBO during their cancer journey.1 2 The management of an MBO in palliative care for ...

Correspondence to Dr Nada Fadul, Internal Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha NE 68198, Nebraska, USA; nada.fadul{at}unmc.edu The COVID-19 pandemic is expected to surpass the ...