Characteristics and outcomes of patients admitted to the acute palliative care unit from the emergency center.

Context: Most patients admitted to acute palliative care units (APCUs) are transferred from inpatient oncology units. We hypothesized that patients admitted to APCUs from emergency centers (ECs) have symptom burdens and outcomes that differ from those of transferred inpatients.

Objectives: The purpose of this retrospective cohort study was to compare the symptom burdens and survival rate of patients admitted to an APCU from an EC with those of inpatients transferred to the APCU.

What is the best term in Spanish to express the concept of cancer-related fatigue?

Introduction: Fatigue is one of the most frequent symptoms in patients with cancer. No adequate term in Spanish has been defined to describe the English concept of fatigue.

Aim: To identify the most suitable Spanish words that define the concept of fatigue and to check psychometric characteristics.