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Death Common During, Within One Month of Emergency Visit

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Authors say emergency departments should be prepared to deliver end-of-life care

Home-Based Palliative Care for Heart Failure May Cut Risk for Dying in Hospital

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Additional benefits seen for patients with heart failure include higher rates of clinician home visits, more days spent at home

Palliative Care Key in Managing Serious Neurologic Illness

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Early palliative care consultation should be considered to manage symptoms and facilitate advance care planning

Eight in 10 Oncologists See Mental Health Distress in Cancer Patients

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Nine in 10 oncologists believe this mental health distress impacts health outcomes

Tool Estimates Mortality Risk for ​Seniors Using Home Care​

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Model uses data reported by older adults receiving home care and their caregivers, family members to estimate six-month mortality risk

Many Youth With Blood Cancers Receive Intensive End-of-Life Care

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Influencing factors include hospital size, insurance type, geographic region

Integrated Palliative and Oncology Care Improves QOL in Leukemia

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Those receiving IPC were more likely to report discussing end-of-life preferences, were less likely to receive chemo at end of life

Breast Cancer Surgery Feasible for Most Fit Older Women

Restricting Symptoms at the End of Life Decreasing

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Decreases seen for difficulty sleeping; chest pain or tightness; shortness of breath; cold or flu symptoms; and nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea

For patients with long-term neurological conditions

Palliative Care Explored for Long-Term Neurological Conditions

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Short-term integrated palliative care intervention does not alter outcomes in neurological conditions
Among patients receiving dialysis

CPR Preferences Explored for Patients Receiving Dialysis

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Survey shows 23.2 percent of those who want CPR in the event of cardiac arrest value life prolongation