Background Cholestatic itch is caused by intrahepatic liver diseases, such as primary biliary cirrhosis and extrahepatic obstruction of the biliary tree, often caused by tumours. The pathophysiology ...

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What is known about the role of clinical ethics services in cancer care? A systematic/narrative literature review ...

Background Antipsychotics potentially cause a low incidence of the side effect called neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS), which has a high mortality rate. However, few studies on NMS among patients ...

Correspondence to Dr Qian Lu, Peking University School of Nursing, Beijing 100191, China; luqian{at}bjmu.edu.cn; Dr Yan Sun, Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing 100142, China; ...

Correspondence to Dr Natalie Bradford, Centre for Healthcare Transformation at Centre for Children's Health Research, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, QLD 4000, Australia; ...

5 University of Melbourne, School of Population and Global Health, Melbourne, Australia 6 University of Melbourne, Centre for Digital Transformation of Health, Melbourne, Australia Background ...

Correspondence to Professor Geoffrey Mitchell, Primary Care Clinical Unit, University of Queensland Faculty of Medicine, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia; g.mitchell{at}uq.edu.au Background With an ...

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 ...

Correspondence to Dr Ronald Wai, Palliative Medicine, Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia; ronald.k.h.wai{at}gmail.com Pruritis is a common symptom in ...

Correspondence to Dr Helen Crispin, Palliative Medicine, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK; helen.crispin{at}uhs.nhs.uk In palliative care, we have a small number ...

Introduction Patients with life-limiting illnesses are at increased risk of mucosal bleeding. Usual management includes anticipatory planning and sedation, alongside anti-fibrinolytics, despite a lack ...