Palliative care in end‐stage liver disease: time to do better?

C Mazzarelli, WM Prentice, MA Heneghan… - Liver …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Optimal involvement of palliative care (PC) services in the management of patients with
decompensated cirrhosis and end‐stage liver disease (ESLD) is limited. This may result …

[HTML][HTML] Characteristics, symptom management, and outcomes of 101 patients with COVID-19 referred for hospital palliative care

N Lovell, M Maddocks, SN Etkind, K Taylor… - Journal of Pain and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Hospital palliative care is an essential part of the COVID-19 response but data are lacking.
We identified symptom burden, management, response to treatment, and outcomes for a …

A network meta-analysis of psychological interventions for schizophrenia and psychosis: impact on symptoms

E Mc Glanaghy, D Turner, GA Davis, H Sharpe… - Schizophrenia …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Evidence for the effectiveness of psychological interventions for schizophrenia/
psychosis is growing, however there is no consensus on the psychological intervention most …

[HTML][HTML] A survey of pain in idiopathic Parkinson's disease

MA Lee, RW Walker, TJ Hildreth… - Journal of pain and …, 2006 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to use both quantitative and qualitative data to assess pain in
idiopathic Parkinson's disease (IPD) and classify it according to cause. In this descriptive …

Managing the supportive care needs of those affected by COVID-19

S Bajwah, A Wilcock, R Towers… - European …, 2020 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Globally, the number of people affected by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is rapidly
increasing. In most (> 80%), the illness is relatively mild and can be self-managed out of …

Adult liver transplantation: UK clinical guideline-part 2: surgery and post-operation

C Millson, A Considine, ME Cramp, A Holt… - Frontline …, 2020 - fg.bmj.com
Survival rates for patients following liver transplantation exceed 90% at 12 months and
approach 70% at 10 years. Part 1 of this guideline has dealt with all aspects of liver …

[HTML][HTML] Development and evaluation of the feasibility and effects on staff, patients, and families of a new tool, the Psychosocial Assessment and Communication …

IJ Higginson, J Koffman, P Hopkins, W Prentice… - BMC medicine, 2013 - Springer
Background There are widespread concerns about communication and support for patients
and families, especially when they face clinical uncertainty, a situation most marked in …

Patient and carer experiences of clinical uncertainty and deterioration, in the face of limited reversibility: A comparative observational study of the AMBER care bundle

K Bristowe, I Carey, A Hopper, S Shouls… - Palliative …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Clinical uncertainty is emotionally challenging for patients and carers and
creates additional pressures for those clinicians in acute hospitals. The AMBER care bundle …

Adult liver transplantation: A UK clinical guideline-part 1: pre-operation

C Millson, A Considine, ME Cramp, A Holt… - Frontline …, 2020 - fg.bmj.com
Liver transplantation is a highly successful treatment for all types of liver failure, some non-
liver failure indications and liver cancer. Most referrals come from secondary care. This first …

Palliative long-term abdominal drains for the management of refractory ascites due to cirrhosis: a consensus document

L Macken, M Corrigan, W Prentice, F Finlay… - Frontline …, 2022 - fg.bmj.com
Palliative care remains suboptimal in advanced cirrhosis, in part relating to a lack of
evidence-based interventions. Ascites remains the most common cirrhosis complication …