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High-Flow Nasal Cannula Oxygen Therapy in A Palliative Care Context at Home, a ...
Fonseca, Marta; Vieira Silva, Sara; Santos, Margarida; Bertão, Manuela; Gonçalves, Isabel; Barbedo, Isabel; Alves, Júlia; Freire, ElgaDyspnoea is one of the more common symptoms in advance stages of several diseases and its control is crucial for patient comfort. Supplementary oxygen therapy plays an important role on that. In the last years, the use of high-flow nasal cannula oxygen therapy (HFNC) in palliative care has been developed. We present three cases of patients accompanied by the Palliative Care Team who used HFNC for dyspnoea contr...
Palliative Care in Advanced Heart Failure: The Experience of an Intra-Hospital ...
Vieira Silva, Sara; Oliveira, Ana; Barbedo, Isabel; Mirra, Joana; Santos, Margarida; Alves, Júlia; Freire, ElgaIntroduction: Heart failure develops in most chronic heart diseases, and is associated to high morbidity and mortality, aswell as poor quality of life. In advanced stages, patients benefit from an integrated approach from palliative care. This studyaimed to evaluate the intervention of an Intra-Hospital Support Palliative Care Team (IHSPCT) in hospitalized patientswith advanced heart failure, identifying the ma...
Comparative study of end-of-life care in an internal medicine ward and a pallia...
Carneiro, Rui; Barbedo, Isabel; Costa, Isabel; Reis, Ernestina; Rocha, Nelson; Gonçalves, EdnaDued to ageing population and growing of chronic advanced illnesses, nowadays, the majority of deaths take place in hospitals. Terminal patients with cancer and other non-malignant diseases share the same type of problems which, once correctly accessed, may have similar approach. Inappropriate terminal care can lead to unnecessary suffering of patients and their families.A retrospective chart review was done fo...