Palliative Performance Scale score of 50 or less based upon the following assessment of new or evolving inabilities: unable to do any physical activity, spend most or all of your time in a chair or bed, need significant or total help for most of your care, eat or drink less than u...
What is Palliative Performance Scale? The Palliative Performance Scale (PPS) is a modified KPS. It measures function and predicts survival among those receiving palliative care (intended to increase comfort during treatment).10 Learn More:What Is Palliative Care? 10 Sources Verywell Health uses only...
The Ambulation Index scale is a reproducible measure of lower limb disability.9,10 Mri and ms: an introduction Magnetic resonance imaging uses a magnetic field to align all hydrogen nuclei within body tissue in the same direction. A radiofrequency pulse sequence is applied to the tissue to push...
PDCA aims to plan an action, execute it, verify whether it meets the requirements, and adjust the process to ensure consistent, acceptable output performance. Here is a further explanation of what each stage means: Plan tage Initiating the optimization of a process or the improvement of a produ...
BLADE sequences abate motion artefacts thus enabling acquisition of diagnostic images even in young children. In patients older than 3 years, performance of MRI scans without sedation should be considered. 展开 关键词: CNS brain MR-imaging
The role of kindness in healthcare is receiving increased attention. Indeed, international research shows that a culture of kindness has a positive impact on healthcare organizations, healthcare staff members, and patients. Benefits include better patient outcomes, as well as a humanized work environm...
aIn end-of-life decision making, the quality of life and how much suffering is too much become important considerations for the provision of palliative and hospice care 在结束生活决定做,生活水平和多少痛苦是太多成为对缓和剂和招待所关心供应的重要考虑[translate] ...
(relative risk 0.67, P<0.003). Again, no survival advantage was demonstrated in the remainder of patients groups. The additional suggestion from this longer term data is the consideration of patients with upper lobe disease and high baseline exercise capacity as a palliative procedure. Significant ...
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A simple technique, single fraction radiotherapy was recommended for these patients usually referring to bone metastases as a single entity, although it is a very heterogeneous group of patients. Aim: This study aimed to analyze the response to palliative single fraction radiotherapy in...