Introdução: Os Cuidados Paliativos compreendem um conjunto de princípios de intervenção
na prevenção do sofrimento que acompanha a pessoa na vivência de uma doença …

Providing excellent surgical care for patients at the end of life can present many ethical
dilemmas. In this chapter many of the most commonly encountered ethical dilemmas …

Mrs. K was an 82-year-old retired nurse with rheumatoid arthritis, severe right heart
failure/pulmonary hypertension (Group 2 and 3 disease) and left heart failure, heart block …

Background: Patients with incurable cancer have to deal with a wide range of symptoms due
to their disease and treatment, influencing their quality of life. Nowadays, patients are …

With the expansion of a growing number of dedicated, state of the art oncology centres
across the world, we have seen parallel enthusiasm in cutting edge critical care services …

I met a sixty-year-old man with metastatic lung cancer who had been referred to the
Supportive Care Center by his oncologist because of increasing chest pain. Our team's …

La complicada interacción entre factores médicos y no médicos que influyen en los
resultados de salud ha sido previamente reconocida, y puede ser particularmente …

Introducing palliative care into cancer treatment : Nursing made Incredibly Easy Introducing
palliative care into cancer treatment : Nursing made Incredibly Easy Log in or Register …

Patients with serious illness lack access to quality patient-centered care despite the growth
in palliative care awareness and services. Palliative care is an interdisciplinary care system …

This article presents evidence found in a search of national and international literature for
patient preferences concerning settings in which to receive palliative care and the …