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Endoscopic Management of Concomitant Malignant Biliary and Gastric Outlet Obstruction.
Cureus
December 2024
Surgery, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, CAN.
Concurrent malignant biliary and gastric outlet obstruction requires urgent palliative intervention to improve patient quality of life and permit systemic therapy. Traditional management has been surgical gastrojejunostomy and hepaticojejunostomy, two morbid procedures. Comparatively, endoscopic stenting can relieve both sites of obstruction with less complications and quicker recovery.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInformal care for people with dementia in Europe.
J Prev Alzheimers Dis
January 2025
Division of Neurogeriatrics, Department of Neurobiology Care Sciences and Society; Karolinska Institutet; Sweden; BioClinicum J9:20, Akademiska stråket, 171 64 Solna, Sweden.
Introduction: Informal care estimates for use in health-economic models are lacking. We aimed to estimate the association between informal care time and dementia symptoms across Europe.
Methods: A secondary analysis was performed on 13,529 observations in 5,369 persons from 9 European pooled cohort or trial studies in community-dwelling persons with dementia.
Melatonin Low-Dose for Prevention of Delirium in Critically Ill Patients: A Multi-centre, Randomized, Placebo-controlled Feasibility Trial (MELLOW).
Chest
January 2025
Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Palliative Care, King's College London.
Background: Delirium is a common and serious syndrome of acute brain dysfunction associated with negative outcomes. Melatonin may have a role in delirium prevention for critically ill adults based on data from non-critically ill patient populations. Our objective was to assess the feasibility of a multi-centre, randomized, placebo-controlled trial testing the hypothesis that low-dose melatonin prevents delirium in critically ill adults.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWeather-Related Factors and Patient-Reported Outcomes (PROs) in Cancer Patients: Results from the ExPRO Study.
Cancer Invest
January 2025
Department of Internal Medicine C, University Hospital Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany.
Objective: The ExPRO (External factors influencing patient reported outcomes of patients with malignant diseases) study explored associations between QoL data and environmental factors on the day of questionnaire completion: mean temperature, sunshine hours, season, and lunar phase.
Methods: We undertook a cross-sectional analysis of baseline data in the prospective cohort study at two cancer centers in eastern Germany. From December 2020 to December 2021, cancer patients completed the EORTC QLQ-C30 questionnaire upon admission.
Exploring Perceptions of Hospice Care in the American Muslim Community: A Qualitative Descriptive Study.
Am J Hosp Palliat Care
January 2025
Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA.
Objectives: To explore American Muslims' perceptions and experiences regarding hospice care within the United States.
Methods: A qualitative descriptive study of 11 participants, including one patient and ten family caregivers. Data was collected through semi-structured interviews and analyzed using a framework approach to identify key themes related to perceptions, ethical concerns, and experiences with hospice care.
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