Despite advances in the detection, pathological diagnosis and therapeutics of lung cancer,
many patients still develop advanced, incurable and progressively fatal disease. As …

Enteral access feeding devices are placed in patients who have a functional and accessible
gastrointestinal (GI) tract but are not able to consume or absorb enough nutrients to sustain …

Background The worldwide debate over the use of artificial nutrition and hydration remains
controversial although the scientific and medical facts are unequivocal. Artificial nutrition and …

No Brasil, estima-se, para o biênio 2018-2019, a ocorrência de 600 mil novos casos de
câncer, para cada ano. No ano de 2008, considerando somente as doenças crônicas não …

Background Although dementia at the end of life is increasingly being studied, we lack
prospective observational data on dying patients. In this study symptoms were observed in …

Globally, there are 18-million individuals living with heart failure, a disease that is
responsible for 12–15 million office visits and 6.5 million inpatient hospitalizations each …

Context Thirst and xerostomia are significant and highly distressing symptoms experienced
by patients receiving palliative and end-of-life care. Objectives Determine a reduction of …

Institutional review boards are charged with overseeing that human studies research is
conducted in accordance with federal and state regulations and with their own policies and …

Context Thirst and dry mouth are interlinked symptoms that frequently cause significant
distress for patients with life-limiting conditions. Objectives The objective of this rapid review …

The question of whether to provide artificial nutrition and hydration (ANH) to a patient with
terminal illness or at end of life has been debated over many years. Due to the nature of the …