Comparison of Pharmacological Treatments for Agitated Delirium in the Last Days of Life.

Context: Antipsychotics are often used in managing symptoms of terminal delirium, but evidence is limited.

Objectives: To explore the comparative effectiveness of haloperidol with as-needed benzodiazepines (HPD) vs. chlorpromazine (CPZ) vs.

Does Urinary Catheterization Affect the Quality of Death in Patients with Advanced Cancer? A Secondary Analysis of a Multicenter Prospective Cohort Study.

Patients with life-limiting illnesses frequently experience urinary difficulties, and urinary catheterization is one of the interventions for managing them. However, evidence supporting the effects of urinary catheters on the quality of death (QoD) is lacking in this population. To investigate whether urinary catheterization affects QoD in patients with advanced cancer in palliative care units.

Differences among institutions in the prevalence of and indications for urinary catheterization of advanced cancer patients at palliative care units: A multicenter prospective cohort study (EASED).

Background: Studies on the appropriate use of urinary catheters for cancer patients at the end of life are limited.

Aim: To clarify the differences among institutions in the prevalence of and indications for urinary catheterization of advanced cancer patients at palliative care units.

Design: Pre-planned secondary analysis of a multicenter, prospective cohort study; East-Asian collaborative cross-cultural Study to Elucidate the Dying process (EASED).

Barriers to inpatient palliative care consultation among patients with newly diagnosed cancer after emergency admission.

Background: Many patients with advanced cancer diagnosed following emergency presentation will likely benefit from palliative care (PC) interventions. This study assessed the potential patient-related barriers to inpatient PC consultation among patients who were newly diagnosed with cancer after emergency admission (EA) and received only supportive care.

Methods: This observational study retrospectively obtained data on all patients who were admitted to our hospital after emergency transfer between January 2012 and November 2016.

[A Retrospective Cohort Study on the Effectiveness of Red Blood Cell Transfusions in Terminally Ill Cancer Patients at a Single Japanese Medical Facility].

To determine factors related to the effectiveness of red blood cell transfusions in terminally ill cancer patients, we conducted a retrospective cohort study. We studied 27 terminally ill cancer patients who were transfused with red blood cells at our hospitalbetween June 2015 and September 2017. Patients who responded to the treatment("responders"; 16 cases[59%]) were compared with those who did not("non-responders"; 11 cases[40%]).

[Unexplained pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with lung resection, treated with sildenafil and beraprost].

A 70-year-old man with a past history of lung resection for early stage lung cancer was admitted to our hospital because of worsening exertional dyspnea. Right heart catheterization revealed severe pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) with pulmonary vascular resistance of 1671.64 dyne.