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The responsibility to quench thirst by providing drinks when a relative is dying spouses’ experience in specialist palliative home care
BackgroundThirst and dry mouth are common symptoms in terminally ill patients. It is known that family members usually request drips for their dying...
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When dying does not go well: a qualitative study
BackgroundSeveral studies deal with the question of what constitutes a "satisfactory death". A smaller number of studies deal with unsatisfactory...
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Caring for patients during voluntarily stop** of eating and drinking (VSED): experiences of a palliative care team in Germany
BackgroundHealth-care professionals are confronted with patients who wish to end their lives through voluntarily stop** eating and drinking (VSED)....
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“They choke to death in front of your very eyes”: nurses’ lived experiences and perspectives on end-of-life care during COVID-19
BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic led to an intensified fear and threat of dying, combined with dying and grieving in isolation, in turn significantly...
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An adolescent male with persistent urinary symptoms
An 11-year-old male child who presented with increased frequency of urination, thirst and feeling of incomplete void was initially diagnosed with...
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Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC) expert opinion/guidance on the use of clinically assisted hydration in patients with advanced cancer
PurposeThe provision of clinically assisted hydration (CAH) in patients with advanced cancer is controversial, and there is a paucity of specific...
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Discomfort improvement for critically ill patients using electronic relaxation devices: results of the cross-over randomized controlled trial E-CHOISIR (Electronic-CHOIce of a System for Intensive care Relaxation)
PurposeTo assess the impact of different electronic relaxation devices on common stressful patient symptoms experienced in intensive care unit (ICU).
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Lived experience of patients with sleep apnea: a systematic synthesis of qualitative evidence
BackgroundSleep apnea (SA) is a prevalent chronic disease with significant morbidity that negatively impacts a patient’s perception of health and...
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Nurses’ perceptions of how their professional autonomy influences the moral dimension of end-of-life care to nursing home residents– a qualitative study
BackgroundOver the years, caring has been explained in various ways, thus presenting various meanings to different people. Caring is central to...
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Breathlessness assessment, management and impact in the intensive care unit: a rapid review and narrative synthesis
BackgroundAdults in the intensive care unit (ICU) commonly experience distressing symptoms and other concerns such as pain, delirium, and...
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Addressing obstacles to the inclusion of palliative care in humanitarian health projects: a qualitative study of humanitarian health professionals’ and policy makers’ perceptions
BackgroundHumanitarian non-governmental organizations provide assistance to communities affected by war, disaster and epidemic. A primary focus of...
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MASCC multidisciplinary evidence-based recommendations for the management of malignant bowel obstruction in advanced cancer
PurposeTo provide evidence-based recommendations on the management of malignant bowel obstruction (MBO) for patients with advanced cancer.
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Analysis of complications in intraventricular neuroendoscopy in children: proposal for a standardization system
Although intraventricular neuroendoscopy is considered a minimally invasive technique with good results, there is nevertheless a risk of develo**...
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Bridging knowledge gaps: a bibliometric analysis of non-invasive ventilation in palliative care studies
BackgroundDespite being a useful strategy for providing respiratory support to patients with advanced or terminal illnesses, non-invasive ventilation...
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Qualitative assessment of infant sleep practices and other risk factors of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) among mothers in Lusaka, Zambia
BackgroundThere is very little information on the beliefs and perceptions of mothers about SIDS and its related risk factors in Africa. To better...
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Could palliative sedation be seen as unnamed euthanasia?: a survey among healthcare professionals in oncology
BackgroundIn 2016 a French law created a new right for end-of-life patients: deep and continuous sedation maintained until death, with...
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Associations between obesity, a composite risk score for probable long COVID, and sleep problems in SARS-CoV-2 vaccinated individuals
BackgroundPreliminary data suggests that obesity might hasten the decline in mRNA vaccine-induced immunity against SARS-CoV-2. However, whether this...
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Improving the intensive care experience from the perspectives of different stakeholders
The intensive care unit (ICU) is a complex environment where patients, family members and healthcare professionals have their own personal...
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Primary palliative care recommendations for critical care clinicians
Palliative care is an interdisciplinary care to optimize physical, psychosocial, and spiritual symptoms of patients and their families whose quality...
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Medical decision-making in hospices from the viewpoint of physicians: results from two qualitative studies
BackgroundPhysicians who practice in a hospice are responsible for working with patients and nursing staff to develop a medication plan, monitor...