In the coronavirus infectious disease (COVID‑19) pandemic, palliative care is a great
challenge for the elderly and terminally ill patients in hospital settings. As we all are aware …

The authors discuss the preparedness required in tertiary care hospitals in India. Topics
mentioned include specialist palliative care for patients with refractory physical symptoms …

Palliative care has been defined by the International Association for Hospice & Palliative
Care (IAHPC) in 2018 as “The active, holistic care of individuals across all ages with serious …

The global pandemic involving severe acute respiratory syndrome–coronavirus-2 has
brought new challenges to clinical practice and care in the provision of palliative care. This …

Palliative care for patients with chronic non-malignant diseases is a less addressed area. In-
hospital care, particularly, critical care of elderly population with advanced organ failure, can …

The advances in knowledge in the field of pain medicine in the last half century have
recently been reported from both the scientific and the social points of view [1–3]. The impact …

Dear Editor: The current COVID-19 pandemic is straining our palliative care resources.
Much of COVID-19 is about symptom control for all patients, supporting families in crises …

Abstract The coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) or severe acute respiratory distress
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic has changed the landscape of medical …

The World Health Organisation declared the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
outbreak a pandemic on 11 March 2020, after more than 100,000 patients in 114 countries …

'The worst thing we can do is abandon someone who is hurting. Attitudes which promote
death rather than affirm life are the ultimate abandonment.'–Dame Cicely Saunders. The …