School of Medicine, University of Liverpool, Marie Curie Hospice Liverpool, Palliative Care Unit, University of Liverpool, International Observatory on End of Life Care, Division of Health Research, ...

Purple urine bag syndrome is an uncommon condition that occurs in patients with long-standing indwelling urinary catheters, due to urinary tract infection (UTI) by bacteria producing sulfatase or ...

7 University College London Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London, UK Objectives People with multiple system atrophy (MSA) and their carers may have many concerns about their disease and the ...

1 School of Nursing, The University of Auckland, Grafton, Auckland, New Zealand 2 School of Nursing & Midwifery, Northern General Hospital, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK Correspondence to ...

Objectives Palliative care needs rounds are triage meetings that have been introduced in residential care for older adults to help identify and prioritise care for people most at risk for unplanned ...

1 School of Nursing, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Grafton, Auckland, New Zealand 2 School of Nursing and Midwifery, Northern General Hospital, University of ...

Correspondence to Dr Benjamin Thomas, Palliative Medicine, Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District, Wollongong, NSW 2505, Australia; benjamin.thomas{at}health.nsw.gov.au Phenobarbital is a ...

Background Virtual reality (VR) technology as a therapeutic intervention has been gaining attention in healthcare settings in recent years. Studies suggest that using the technology can help alleviate ...

Correspondence to Dr Alison Mary Kearney, Department of Palliative and Supportive Care, Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, School of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, ...

Objectives Assisted dying has been legally available in Oregon in the USA for 25 years, since when official reports have been published each year detailing the number of people who have used this ...

Correspondence to Professor Irene J Higginson, King's College London, Cicely Saunders Institute, Department of Palliative Care, Policy and Rehabilitation, Bessemer Road, Denmark Hill, London SE5 9PJ, ...

Introduction Fatigue and breathlessness are among the most distressing symptoms for palliative care patients and may be related to underlying anaemia. Red cell concentrate (RCC) transfusion is a ...