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Palliative care is specialized care for terminally ill patients, aiming to keep patients comfortable and improve quality of life, along with curative therapy.

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Is Palliative Care Useful for COVID-19 Patients With Acute Kidney Injury?

Is Palliative Care Useful for COVID-19 Patients With Acute Kidney Injury?

The use of palliative care in COVID-19 patients and acute kidney injury has been examined by a new study published in CJASN . Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common complication of COVID-19 and is associated with a higher risk of death . ...

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Palliative Care for Cancer Patients Affected During Pandemic

Palliative Care for Cancer Patients Affected During Pandemic

Patients with life-threatening incurable diseases like cancer, have suffered greatly during Covid-19 pandemic, as they could not receive the palliative care they needed, reveals a new study conducted by the Goa Institute of Management. The ...

Palliative Care Referal Criteria In Dementia

Palliative Care Referal Criteria In Dementia

Management of dementia involves prioritizing the referral of the right patient at right time to a palliative care specialist for the attainment of its benefit. A study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society has found a lack ...

New Mechanism Improves Chronic Pain Management

New Mechanism Improves Chronic Pain Management

A previously unknown mechanism which offers a new potential target for increasing the therapeutic effect of drugs for chronic pain was discovered by researchers in Japan. This involves a newly identified group of cells in the spinal cord which plays ...

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Palliative Care Should be Adapted for Severely Ill COVID-19 Patients

Palliative Care Should be Adapted for Severely Ill COVID-19 Patients

New study describes how palliative care needs to adapt to an emergency style to help make the best decisions and support families. The findings of the study are published in the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management . This is the first ...

Creating a COVID-19 Palliative Care Pandemic Plan is Essential

Creating a COVID-19 Palliative Care Pandemic Plan is Essential

Palliative care doctors have created a coronavirus disease 2019 palliative care plan as a vital tool to provide care and help manage scare resources during the pandemic, reports a new study. The findings of the study are published in the journal ...

'Start Low, Go Slow' Applies for Pain Management in Older Patients

'Start Low, Go Slow' Applies for Pain Management in Older Patients

Chronic pain is very common in older adults. But managing pain can be safely optimized with a plan that balances the risks and benefits of treatments, reports a new study. The findings of the study are published in the Mayo Clinic Proceedings . ...

Palliative Care Services Lag Behind Rapid Growth In Global Need

Palliative Care Services Lag Behind Rapid Growth In Global Need

Only 14% of people in the world have access to palliative care services that allow people to die with dignity and ease their suffering. And more than half of the world’s population – mainly in low and middle-income countries – have very poor or ...

Rising Rate of Palliative Care Involvement for Kids With Ventricular Assist Devices

Rising Rate of Palliative Care Involvement for Kids With Ventricular Assist Devices

Critically ill kids with heart disease requiring support with a ventricular assist device (VAD) are increasingly likely to receive palliative care services, reveals a study. The findings of the study are published in the ASAIO Journal . At ...

Palliative Care helps Cancer Patients Live Longer

Palliative Care helps Cancer Patients Live Longer

Palliative care increases survival rate and quality of life among advanced cancer sufferers attending outpatient unit, according to a Tulane University study published in the Annals of Behavioral Medicine . Palliative care focuses on helping ...

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New Pain Management Program Helps Surgical Patients Slowly Reduce Opioid Use

New Pain Management Program Helps Surgical Patients Slowly Reduce Opioid Use

New pain management program helps complex surgical patients slowly reduce opioid use safely and effectively while providing an alternate way to deal with their pain and improve how they function. The findings of the study are published in the ...

Suicide Risk in Veterans with Lung Cancer May Reduce with Palliative Care

Suicide Risk in Veterans with Lung Cancer May Reduce with Palliative Care

Palliative care is associated with a reduced risk of suicide in veterans diagnosed with advanced stage lung cancer show results from a large-scale patient population study, recently published in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society . The ...

Pain Management Plans for Surgery Patients Who Use Opioids

Pain Management Plans for Surgery Patients Who Use Opioids

Opioid use is common among patients undergoing surgery; it is important that surgeons identify these patients and arrange an effective acute pain management plan for them, research at the University of Michigan Health System finds. In the study, ...

Kerala Health Minister: 1 Lakh or More Patients To Receive Palliative Care

Kerala Health Minister: 1 Lakh or More Patients To Receive Palliative Care

Kerala health minister promises to give proper palliative care to nearly one lakh people in the state. These patients who could be suffering from various ailments will have a better quality of life explains the K.K. Shailaja, the Kerala Health ...

Expert Pain and Symptom Management with Palliative Care for Seriously Ill Patients

Expert Pain and Symptom Management with Palliative Care for Seriously Ill Patients

Patients with complex health needs found significant improvement in their pain and symptom management with palliative care provided by specialist medical and nursing teams, observed new research from Trinity College Dublin. Palliative care teams ...

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