Journal of pain and symptom management
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J Pain Symptom Manage · Jun 2016
A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Shuangbai San for Treating Primary Liver Cancer Patients With Cancer Pain.
Shuangbai San is a Chinese herb preparation used externally to treat pain. There have been few randomized controlled trials addressing the safety and usefulness of Shuangbai San, such as its effect on pain relief and quality of life (QOL) improvement. ⋯ The use of Shuangbai San can relieve mild pain in liver cancer patients and improve their QOL.
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J Pain Symptom Manage · Jun 2016
Toward Safer Transitions: A Curriculum to Teach and Assess Hospital-to-Hospice Handoffs.
Patient handoffs are an increasingly emphasized skill in medical and nursing education, and handoff education is required by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. Traditional handoff tools lack content that is unique to hospice and palliative medicine. ⋯ The hospital-to-hospice handoff is a unique opportunity to teach patient safety in a palliative medicine context.
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J Pain Symptom Manage · Jun 2016
U.S. Physicians' Opinions About Accommodating Religiously Based Requests for Continued Life-Sustaining Treatment.
Families of critically ill patients occasionally request that physicians continue life-sustaining treatment (LST), sometimes giving religious reasons. ⋯ Physicians appear more willing to accommodate requests to continue LST when those requests are based on particular religious communities or traditions, but not when based on expectations of divine healing.