Malignant bowel obstruction (MBO) is relatively common, with up to 15% of patients with malignancy suffering from an MBO during their cancer journey.1 2 The management of an MBO in palliative care for ...

Background Palliative care is important in addressing the needs of patients and their caregivers holistically, particularly where patients are diagnosed with an advanced cancer such as metastatic ...

Introduction Effective patient and family engagement is a cornerstone of quality care, increasingly this has included their involvement in the design or redesign of service delivery (Bombard et al., ...

Background Improving end-of-life care (EOLC) in Emergency Departments (ED) is a top research priority for the Royal College of Emergency Medicine 1 Our hospital palliative care team created a Senior ...

Correspondence to Professor Geoffrey Mitchell, School of Clinical Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, 4006, Queensland, Australia; g.mitchell{at}uq.edu.au Background Early identification of ...

2 Marie Curie Hospice Edinburgh and University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK Correspondence to Dr Elizabeth Arnold, Marie Curie Hospice Edinburgh, Frogston Road West, Edinburgh, EH10 7DR, UK; Liz.Arnold ...

Background Today, euthanasia has become the option for terminally ill persons, in order to die with dignity. Palliative care on the other hand seeks to re-assure people with terminal or chronic ...

Background The use of virtual reality (VR) is increasing in palliative care. However, despite increasing interest in VR, there is little evidence of how this technology can be implemented into ...

Objectives Do Not Attempt Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (DNACPR) discussions with patients and their caregivers have been subjected to intense ethical and legal debate in recent years. Legal cases ...

Correspondence to Josie Dixon, Personal Social Services Research Unit (PSSRU), London School of Economics and Political Science, Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE, UK; j.e.dixon{at}lse.ac.uk Objectives ...

Virtual reality interventions for mental health and well-being in palliative care: systematic review and narrative synthesis – outcomes, techniques, processes and mechanisms ...

Background The purpose of the palliative care Virtual Ward is to provide safe care in the patient’s usual place of residence. The aim is to avoid admission into acute hospitals where appropriate or ...