… Palliative Care Japan, there are 250 medical institutions with palliative care units in Japan
as of … during fiscal 2011, of which 9% made use of a palliative care unit. A 2011 survey of 215 …

… from 21 specialized palliative care units in Japan. A sample of 102 … Palliative sedation therapy
succeeded in symptom alleviation in … Palliative sedation therapy is effective and safe in the …

… Therefore, the most common type of specialized palliative care service in Japan is the
palliative care unit, and we chose palliative care units as study targets for this investigation. …

… This study was part of a larger descriptive cross-sectional study in which the status of
team care in Japanese palliative care was investigated. In the current study, information was …

… sedation therapy: a multicenter, prospective, observational study conducted on
specialized palliative care units in Japan. J Pain Symptom Manage 2005;30:308-19. 43. …

… In Japan, we … EOL care in general hospitals and home care. Therefore, we planned a
nationwide project to evaluate hospice and palliative care, the Japan HOspice and Palliative care …

… care for metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients between general wards
and a palliative care unit … , although the number of palliative care units (PCUs) has increased …

… members of Japanese inpatient palliative care units and … One hundred Japanese inpatient
palliative care units and 14 … of the Japanese inpatient palliative care units and 447 of the …

… , in Japan, referral is usually to the PCU. As there is a difference in medical systems and cultural
background, Japanese … in Japan and found misconceptions about palliative care among …

… and perceptions of the specialized inpatient palliative care service. A cross-sectional …
received specialized inpatient palliative care at 12 palliative care units (PCUs) in Japan (n = 513). …