Objective To evaluate the care of patients dying in hospital without support from specialists in palliative care (SPC), better understand their needs and factors influencing their care. Methods ...

Correspondence to Dr Brent A Bauer, Division of General Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA 55905; Bauer.Brent{at}mayo.edu Background Pain is one of the most common and ...

Dying matters in the emergency department: staff experiences of end-of-life care in a UK major trauma centre ...

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 ...

A 62-year-old man with metastatic duodenal cancer was admitted to a hospice for a trial of ketamine to manage complex neuropathic abdominal pain. The patient was incrementally established on a dose of ...

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 ...

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 ...

Background The Derbyshire Policy for Informal Carers Administration of as required Subcutaneous Injections in Community Palliative Care was developed by Specialist Palliative Care Services, in ...

Correspondence to Dr Katherine E Sleeman, Cicely Saunders Institute of Palliative Care, Policy and Rehabilitation, King’s College London, London SE5 9PJ, UK; Katherine.sleeman{at}kcl.ac.uk Objectives ...

Objectives To investigate the efficacy and safety of subcutaneously (SC) administered tranexamic acid. Methods A retrospective chart review of the use of SC tranexamic acid in a single palliative care ...

2 Department of Palliative Medicine, Douglas Macmillan Hospice, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, UK 3 Department of Anaesthetics, University Hospital of North Staffordshire NHS Trust, Stoke-on-Trent, ...

4 Centre for Population Health Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK Correspondence to Professor Scott A Murray, Primary Palliative Care Research Group, Centre for Population Health ...