Objective To assess the effect of specialist palliative care on quality of life and additional
outcomes relevant to patients in those with advanced illness. Design Systematic review with …

Palliative care alongside usual oncology care is now recommended by ASCO as the
standard of care for any patient with advanced cancer on the basis of multiple randomized …

Objectives: To assess the impact of early triggered palliative care consultation on the
outcomes of high-risk ICU patients. Design: Single-center cluster randomized crossover trial …

Background: To compare quality of life (QoL) of patients receiving early palliative care (EPC)
vs. standard oncologic care (SOC). Methods: Pragmatic, multicenter, randomized trial at five …

Purpose Early palliative care (EPC) has shown a positive impact on quality of life (QoL),
quality of care, and healthcare costs. We evaluated such effects in patients with advanced …

Palliative sedation (PS) is performed in the terminally ill patient to manage one or more
refractory symptoms. Proportional PS, which means that drugs can be titrated to the …

Virtual care platforms have been widely adopted and will continue to be used to include a
wider circle of family/friends and care providers in the provision of palliative and supportive …

Background Appropriate cessation of chemotherapy and timely referral of patients to
hospice services are crucial for the quality of care near death. We investigated the quality of …

Background During the COVID‐19 epidemic, palliative care has become even more
indispensable for cancer patients. Aim To identify the changes in palliative care for cancer …

Background Early and integrated specialized palliative care is often recommended but has
still only been investigated in relatively few randomized clinical trials. Objective To …