Acute mesenteric ischemia (AMI) is a group of diseases characterized by an interruption of
the blood supply to varying portions of the intestine, leading to ischemia and secondary …

Acute mesenteric ischemia (AMI) is typically defined as a group of diseases characterized by
an interruption of the blood supply to varying portions of the small intestine, leading to …

Background Qualitative research approaches are increasingly integrated into medical
education research to answer relevant questions that quantitative methodologies cannot …

Background There has been increasing evidence and debate on palliative care research
priorities and the international research agenda. To date, however, there is a lack of …

Importance Palliative care has the potential to improve care for patients and families
undergoing high-risk surgery. Objective To characterize the use of perioperative palliative …

Objective: We sought to compare traditional inpatient outcomes to long-term functional
outcomes and mortality of surgical intensive care unit (SICU) patients with sepsis. Summary …

Hepatocellular carcinoma is a common cancer with a poor prognosis, associated with high
economic costs and a significant burden of disease. While it is often asymptomatic in the …

Context Palliative care improves the quality of care and may reduce utilization, but delays or
the absences of such services are common and costly in inpatient and emergency …

Importance Specialist palliative care benefits patients undergoing medical treatment of
cancer; however, data are lacking on whether patients undergoing surgery for cancer …

Introduction There is increasing recognition that Surgical Palliative Care is an essential
component of the holistic care of surgical patients and involves more than end-of-life care in …