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The PALliative MUlticenter Study in Intensive Care (PalMuSIC). Results From a M...
Correia, Iuri; Simas, Ângela; Chaves, Susana; Paixão, Ana Isabel; Catarino, Ana; Gonçalves-Pereira, JoãoPublisher Copyright: © The Author(s) 2021.; Introduction: Frailty is a clinically recognizable state of increased vulnerability common in critical medicine. When underrecognized, it may lead to invasive treatments that do not serve the patients’ best interest. Our aim was to evaluate the use of both palliative care consultation and invasive interventions in frail patients admitted to Intensive Care Units in Por...
The PALliative MUlticenter Study in Intensive Care (PalMuSIC). Results From a M...
Correia, Iuri; Simas, Ângela; Chaves, Susana; Paixão, Ana Isabel; Catarino, Ana; Gonçalves-Pereira, JoãoObjective: Frailty is a clinically recognizable state of increased vulnerability common in critical medicine. When underrecognized, it may lead to invasive treatments that do not serve the patients’ best interest. Our aim was to evaluate the use of both palliative care consultation and invasive interventions in frail patients admitted to Intensive Care Units in Portugal. Methods: This was a prospective, observa...
Infection at The End Of Life: Is Antimicrobial Therapy of Benefit?
Graça, Carina; Correia, Iuri; Gonçalves-Pereira, JoãoPalliative care includes comprehensive strategies to optimize the quality of life for patients and families confrontingterminal illness. Clinical manifestations and symptoms maybe difficult to interpret. Although inflammation may prevail,the state of immunosenescence makes the infectious disease pauci-symptomatic and different from usual. Adynamia,fever, and cough, are often interpreted and medicated as infecti...
Inappropriate Prescribing to Elderly Patients in an Internal Medicine Ward
Urzal, Joana; Pedro, Ana Bárbara; de Oliveira, Inês Ferraz; Romero, Inês; Achega, Miguel; Correia, Iuri; Aldomiro, Fernando; Augusto, JoãoIntroduction: Polypharmacy is often observed in elderly patients and is associated with an increased risk of adverse drug reactions, side effects and interactions. Clinicians should be alert to inappropriate drug prescribing and reduce polypharmacy. Material and Methods: Observational, longitudinal, retrospective and descriptive study in an internal medicine ward in a Portuguese hospital. Polypharmacy was defin...