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Palliative Care

Known as: therapy palliative, Comfort Care, Palliative treatment 
The patient- and family-centered active holistic care of patients with advanced, progressive disease. Essential components of palliative care are… 
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Advance DirectivesCancer--Living with CancerComfort measuresDelivery of Health Care

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Derivation procedurePalliative Surgery

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Health ServicesSupportive care

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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Impact of Postoperative Hyperglycemia following Surgical Repair of Congenital Cardiac Defects
The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of postoperative hyperglycemia in pediatric patients following… 
Review
1997
Review
1997
Tendon transfers for the treatment of irreparable rotator cuff defects.
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Combined liver radiation and chemotherapy for palliation of hepatic metastases from colorectal cancer.
PURPOSE To report the effects of boost dose radiation on palliation, survival, and toxicity in patients undergoing palliative… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Treatment of esophagorespiratory fistulas with silicone-coated self-expanding metal stents.
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Treatment of esophageal fistulas with a new polyurethane-covered, self-expanding mesh stent: a prospective study.
OBJECTIVES Esophagorespiratory fistulas are serious complications of malignant disease in the esophagus and are associated with… 
Review
1994
Review
1994
Current status of systemic intravenous radiopharmaceuticals for the treatment of painful metastatic bone disease.
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Palliation of malignant bile duct obstruction with metallic biliary endoprostheses: technique, results, and complications.
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Optimal Palliation of Malignant Bile Duct Obstruction: Experience with Endoscopic 12 French Prostheses
Large-caliber prostheses, 11.5-12 French, were placed in 167 patients (183 attempts, 91% success) presenting with obstructive… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
A randomized trial of aminoglutethimide versus tamoxifen in metastatic breast cancer.
Abstract We compared antiestrogen therapy (tamoxifen) with an estrogen suppression regimen (aminoglutethimide-hydrocortisone) in… 
Review
1967
Review
1967
Hepatic resection for metastatic cancer.
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