Background We report a case of using 3D printing to create a bespoke eye cover for an 18-year-old man with left maxillary alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma. Further, the patient had proptosis causing chemosis ...
Background Children with life-limiting conditions often have complex needs, making it challenging for services to provide satisfactory care. Few studies consider whether services actually meet ...
1 Program in Child Health Evaluative Sciences, The Hospital for Sick Children, Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Correspondence to Dr Lillian Sung, Division of ...
Objective Breakthrough cancer pain (BTcP) is common and has a significant impact on the quality of life of patients with cancer. This review compares current national/international BTcP guidelines in ...
Objective The concept of a good death is a motivating factor for end of life care policy; this article examines what English end-of-life care (EOLC) policy defines as a good death. Methods Critical ...
Correspondence to Dr Livia Costa de Oliveira, Palliative Care Unit, National Cancer Institute, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil; lillycostaoliveira{at}gmail.com Objective To evaluate current evidence of the ...
Background Mid Nottinghamshire’s population has a higher than average population of over 85s and a steadily increasing death rate, set to increase by over 50% in the next 30 years (Popnat). Providing ...
Background and aims Abraham Maslow (1943) proposed that motivation is a result of a person’s attempt to fulfil five basic needs. This five-tier model suggests that needs lower in the hierarchy need to ...
Background The increase in the numbers of patients requiring palliative care input prior to death, and a global economic situation where few countries are able to invest further in specialist ...
Objectives The decision to refer a patient to palliative care is complex and often highly variable between medical specialists. In this paper, we examine medical specialists’ motivations and triggers ...
Correspondence to Dr François Blot, Ethics committee. Intensive Care Unit, Gustave Roussy Institute–Université Paris Saclay, 94800 Villejuif, Île-de-France, France; francois.blot{at}gustaveroussy.fr ...
Correspondence to Dr Ollie Minton, Palliative Medicine, Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust, Brighton BN2 5BE, Brighton and Hove, UK; ollie.minton{at}nhs.net Objectives We wanted to ...
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