Pediatric palliative care is recommended by many organizations. Yet, there is no information
available on the progress that has been made in providing this care or the gaps that still …

BACKGROUND: Life-limiting conditions (LLCs) describe diseases with no reasonable hope
of cure that will ultimately be fatal. For children with these diseases, palliative care services …

O objetivo deste artigo é discutir os principais dilemas e dificuldades nas decisões de final
de vida de crianças com doença irreversível em fase terminal, assim como, propor uma …

Cross-national understanding of place of death is crucial for health service systems for their
provision of efficient and equal access to paediatric palliative care. The objectives of this …

Purpose The aims of this study are to describe the attitudes and referral practices of pediatric
oncologists (POs) to specialized palliative care (SPC), and to compare them with those of …

Abstract Aim This Italian study investigated home‐based palliative care for young children
and how long it took parents to meet their needs. Methods The study population consisted of …

Background Children and adolescents dying from complex chronic conditions require
paediatric palliative care. One aim of palliative care is to enable a home death if desired and …

Purpose Pediatric oncology patients benefit from the involvement of palliative care. This
study examined the timing of palliative care consultation. Methods A retrospective chart …

Context Specialized pediatric palliative home care (SPPHC) is the main pediatric palliative
care structure in Germany. Detailed data on patient characteristics and care are sparse …

Adult and pediatric palliative care (PC) share common aims and ethical principles but differ
in many organizational and practical aspects. The aim of this narrative review is to analyze …