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11/Sep/2025
11/Sep/2025
DOI: 10.31744/einstein_journal/2025AO1768
Highlights ■ Outpatient palliative care follow-up increased median survival by 4.7 months in patients with advanced head and neck cancer. ■ Patients receiving palliative care had fewer intensive care unit deaths, less chemotherapy in the final month of life, and a reduced need for palliative sedation. ■ Integrated palliative care resulted in fewer emergency visits per month of follow-up, suggesting more efficient symptom management. ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate whether integrated palliative care is associated with improved overall survival and better […]
Keywords: Death; Head and neck neoplasms; Integrative palliative care; Supportive care; Survival; Terminal care
09/Sep/2020
DOI: 10.31744/einstein_journal/2020AO5395
ABSTRACT Objective To investigate the prevalence of palliative sedation use and related factors. Methods An observational study based on data collected via electronic questionnaire comprising 23 close-ended questions and sent to physicians living and working in the state of São Paulo. Demographic data, prevalence and frequency of palliative sedation use, participant’s familiarity with the practice and related motivating factors were analyzed. In order to minimize memory bias, questions addressing use frequency and motivating factors were limited to the last year […]
Keywords: Advance care planning; Bioethics; Deep sedation; Pain management; Palliative care; Terminal care