Publications by authors named "Ceu Rocha"
The prevalence and mortality of chronic liver disease has risen significantly. In end-stage liver disease (ESLD), the survival of patients is approximately 2 years. Despite the poor prognosis and high symptom burden, integration of palliative care in ESLD is reduced, and the majority of patients continue to die in inpatient care.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: End of life care of patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) may be particularly challenging and requires the intervention of a specialized palliative care team (PCT).
Objective: To characterize the population of ESKD patients referred to a PCT and evaluate the determinants of planned dying at home.
Methods: We performed a retrospective observational cohort study of all patients with ESKD referred to our PCT between January 2014 and December 2021 (n = 60) and further characterized those with previously known ESKD regarding place of death (n = 53).
Article Synopsis
- Heart failure is a serious condition that greatly impacts patients' quality of life and survival rates, and early palliative care can help manage symptoms effectively.
- This study analyzed 54 heart failure patients referred to a palliative care unit from 2015 to 2017, primarily elderly and dealing with advanced illness; many were hospitalized at the time of referral.
- Results showed a high mortality rate post-referral - 53.7% within a month and 83.3% within six months - indicating that most patients were in advanced stages of heart failure and did not have clear signs that could predict mortality shortly after referral.
Background: Prognosis is one of the most challenging questions with which physicians are confronted. Accuracy in the prediction of survival is necessary for clinical, ethical, and organizational reasons.
Aim: Evaluate young doctors' clinical prediction of survival and the aids they could get: expert opinion, Palliative Prognostic score, and Palliative Prognostic Index.
A survey of the sedation practice of Portuguese palliative care teams.
Support Care Cancer
December 2012
Aim: The purpose of this study is to study the practice of sedation by Portuguese palliative care teams.
Methods: The teams included on the website of the Portuguese Association for Palliative Care were invited to participate. Data from all the patients sedated between April and June 2010 were recorded.