Management of constipation in palliative care patients.

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To emphasize that the management of wounds represents a significant component within the overall supportive and palliative care of patients with advanced illness. It is also intended to clarify the linguistics that are commonly used around patients with wounds. RECENT FINDINGS:New paradigms for wound...

journal_title：Current opinion in supportive and palliative care

authors： Maida V

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The purpose of this paper is to consolidate the literature around pain assessment and management in older adults with dementia and to make recommendations for future research and practice developments. This review is provided following the introduction of guidelines for the assessment of pain that wer...

journal_title：Current opinion in supportive and palliative care

authors： Schofield P

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This article reviews the status of guidelines and recommendations for communication between patients with cancer and healthcare providers (HCPs) concerning fertility issues. RECENT FINDINGS:The timing, the type of information provided, and the openness of HCPs can all affect how patients with cancer ...

journal_title：Current opinion in supportive and palliative care

authors： Shen S,Zelkowitz P,Rosberger Z

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This review summarizes recent developments in the palliative management of gastrointestinal symptoms experienced by advanced cancer patients and provides a framework for detailing that encompasses education, assessment and monitoring, and treatment. RECENT FINDINGS:Although many viable treatment opti...

journal_title：Current opinion in supportive and palliative care

authors： Abernethy AP,Wheeler JL,Zafar SY

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To summarize current knowledge on promising immunotherapeutic agents and to provide a brief outline of current use of immunotherapeutic agents in patients with locally advanced or metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC). RECENT FINDINGS:Immunotherapy with mAbs directed against programed death cell prot...

journal_title：Current opinion in supportive and palliative care

authors： Nazzani S,Bazinet A,Karakiewicz PI

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:It is difficult to hold an organized view of psychological research related to chronic pain. There are many different theories and variables and the volume of literature is vast. The purpose of this review is to highlight some key trends in this research in 2010. RECENT FINDINGS:We conducted a search...

journal_title：Current opinion in supportive and palliative care

authors： McCracken LM,Thompson M

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Developments in the management of pulmonary arterial hypertension have significantly improved prognosis changing this from an acute to a chronic disease. Despite optimal treatment many patients still have a high-symptom burden both because of the disease and the side-effects of therapy, consequently t...

journal_title：Current opinion in supportive and palliative care

authors： Gin-Sing W

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Opioids are potent drugs for the treatment of severe pain, but they are burdened by detrimental side-effects, such as respiratory depression, addiction, sedation and constipation. Their clinical application is undisputed in acute (e.g. perioperative) and cancer pain, but their use in chronic nonmalign...

journal_title：Current opinion in supportive and palliative care

authors： Stein C

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Sequential anthracycline/taxane regimens are routinely used as neoadjuvant therapy (NAT) for locally advanced breast cancer. Unfortunately, the majority of patients do not achieve a pathological complete response (pCR). Efforts to improve pCR rates include the addition of novel targeted agents. The pu...

journal_title：Current opinion in supportive and palliative care

authors： Wilson S,Chia S

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The palliative care needs of people with interstitial lung disease (ILD) have recently been highlighted by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. All people with progressive ILD should receive best supportive care to improve symptom control and quality of life and where possible this s...

journal_title：Current opinion in supportive and palliative care

authors： Bajwah S,Yorke J

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The purpose of this review is to synthesize recent literature regarding the provision of palliative care to patients during and following allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), highlighting factors which mediate impairments in health-related quality of life in this patient populati...

journal_title：Current opinion in supportive and palliative care

authors： Mitchell SA

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Despite recognition that opioids alleviate dyspnea in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, many clinicians remain reluctant to use them outside of the final days of life. This article defines the term 'opioid responsiveness' as it pertains to dyspnea, and poses that it may be possible to predict mor...

journal_title：Current opinion in supportive and palliative care

authors： Horton R,Rocker G,Currow D

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Determining which palliative interventions are appropriate within and between groups remains difficult because of the lack of prospective studies and heterogeneity in dyspnoea context, assessment and reporting. This review presents an evolution of dyspnoea theories, summarizes literature published dur...

journal_title：Current opinion in supportive and palliative care

authors： Williams M

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Patients' autonomy is seen as a major issue in modern medicine but requires the ability to understand and rate an issue without being influenced by others. However, near the end of life, patients often decide considering the consequences for their relatives. RECENT FINDINGS:Our study results and rece...

journal_title：Current opinion in supportive and palliative care

authors： Marx G,Owusu Boakye S,Jung A,Nauck F

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Good communication is the cornerstone of interprofessional care teams providing optimized quality patient care. Over the last decade, advances in technology have provided tools to improve communication; however, opportunities still exist for innovation and implementation. RECENT FINDINGS:The literatu...

journal_title：Current opinion in supportive and palliative care

authors： D'Alimonte L,McLaney E,Di Prospero L

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This article describes the role of the PD-1 axis and reviews current data and future directions inhibiting PD-1 and PD-L1 in breast cancer. RECENT FINDINGS:Four phase I monotherapy expansion trials in patients with metastatic breast cancer have demonstrated low but durable single agent responses to P...

journal_title：Current opinion in supportive and palliative care

authors： Dawood S,Rugo HS

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This article reviews the most recent studies that examine the efficacy of psychostimulants for the relief of symptoms such as asthenia and depression in cancer patients. RECENT FINDINGS:Although most research to date has focused on the use of methylphenidate for the relief of symptoms such as astheni...

journal_title：Current opinion in supportive and palliative care

authors： Portela MA,Rubiales AS,Centeno C

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Right-sided heart failure, which is often present in the setting of advanced heart failure, is associated with cardiac cachexia, the cardiorenal syndrome, and adverse outcomes. Improved understanding of venous congestion of the splanchnic circulation, which may play a key role in the pathogenesis of r...

journal_title：Current opinion in supportive and palliative care

authors： Polsinelli VB,Marteau L,Shah SJ

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Pelvic pain is a common complaint of women that is frequently poorly managed. This review considers the current understanding of the mechanisms of pain perception and the development of chronic pain in the context of three gynaecological pain conditions. Recent advances in the management of these cond...

journal_title：Current opinion in supportive and palliative care

authors： Vincent K

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Effective communication in cancer care requires complex communication skills of healthcare professionals (HCPs), which can be advanced by communication skills training (CST). The number of empirical studies on CST has grown steadily over the last decade. However, controversies on CST abound. The aim o...

journal_title：Current opinion in supportive and palliative care

authors： Bos-van den Hoek DW,Visser LNC,Brown RF,Smets EMA,Henselmans I

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To examine the symptom burden in cancer patients during the last days of life, its impact on nutrition and hydration, and the role of artificial nutrition and hydration in the final days. RECENT FINDINGS:During the last days of life, cancer patients often experience progressive functional decline and...

journal_title：Current opinion in supportive and palliative care

authors： Hui D,Dev R,Bruera E

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Palliative sedation has been the subject of intensive debate since its first appearance in 1990. In a 2010 review of palliative sedation, the following areas were identified as lacking in consensus: inconsistent terminology, its use in nonphysical suffering, the ongoing experience of distress, and con...

journal_title：Current opinion in supportive and palliative care

authors： Henry B

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Many health professionals still believe that opioids shorten the lifespan of patients. This situation implies that the ethical doctrine of double effect is often invoked to justify their use in extreme circumstances. The objective of this study is to revise the evidence existing in the recently publis...

journal_title：Current opinion in supportive and palliative care

authors： López-Saca JM,Guzmán JL,Centeno C

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Patients with heart failure seem particularly suited to palliative care having needs that fall within the prototypical palliative care domains. Despite this there is still much debate as to who should respond to these needs and when. RECENT FINDINGS:Since the early 1990s many studies have been publis...

journal_title：Current opinion in supportive and palliative care

authors： O'Leary N

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:An overview on breakthrough cancer pain (BTCP), including inherent limitations of the terminology, assessment, clinical presentation, and treatment options. RECENT FINDINGS:The estimated prevalence of BTCP is dependent on the defined cutoffs for controlled background pain and the magnitude of the pai...

journal_title：Current opinion in supportive and palliative care

authors： Løhre ET,Thronæs M,Klepstad P

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To discuss the psychosocial support of people affected by cancer anorexia, drawing on recent publications. RECENT FINDINGS:Recent studies describe the problem of distress in response to cancer anorexia. There are propositions of appropriate support and calls for the development of psychosocial interv...

journal_title：Current opinion in supportive and palliative care

authors： Hopkinson JB

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Cachexia, also known as disease-associated wasting, is an important factor in the mortality of many patients with diseases such as cancer, as well as renal and congestive heart failure. Yet the syndrome is not yet well defined, making diagnosis difficult and often subjective on the part of the physici...

journal_title：Current opinion in supportive and palliative care

authors： Fletcher AL,Marks DL

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Experienced breathlessness and recalled breathlessness are two different entities, which may be associated with different factors and might have different impacts on function for the individual. The aim was to review the knowledge from the last 2 years concerning experienced breathlessness and recalle...

journal_title：Current opinion in supportive and palliative care

authors： Sandberg J,Ekström M

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The primary cause of overdose death in the United States is related to pharmaceutical opioids. A few particular populations that struggle with adverse outcomes related to opioid abuse are those in palliative care, those with chronic pain, and those receiving pain treatments secondary to cancer or chem...

journal_title：Current opinion in supportive and palliative care

authors： Kata V,Novitch MB,Jones MR,Anyama BO,Helander EM,Kaye AD

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Chemotherapy is a first-line treatment for many cancers; however, its use is hampered by a long list of side-effects. Gastrointestinal mucositis is a common and debilitating side-effect of anticancer therapy contributing to dose reductions, delays and cessation of treatment, greatly impacting clinical...

journal_title：Current opinion in supportive and palliative care

authors： McQuade RM,Al Thaalibi M,Nurgali K

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00