Vol 12, No 4 (July 31, 2023): Annals of Palliative Medicine

Original Article

Palliative care in a rural surgery residency program: an educational needs assessment
Nicholas A. Waring, Eunice S. Yang, Ana Berlin, Joon K. Shim
Efficacy and safety of naldemedine treatment for opioid-induced constipation in gastrointestinal cancer: a retrospective analysis
Hiromi Nishiba, Hisao Imai, Yukiyoshi Fujita, Eriko Hiruta, Takashi Masuno, Shigeki Yamazaki, Hajime Tanaka, Teruhiko Kamiya, Masako Ito, Satoshi Takei, Masato Matsuura, Junnosuke Mogi, Kyoko Obayashi, Koichi Minato
Improving timely transfers from acute care to the local palliative care unit for patients at the end of life
Wendy Kingsburgh, Ashley Skinner, Sonia Dyal, Sandra De Costa, Kalli Stilos, Lise Huynh
Difficulty swallowing and food bolus obstruction in advanced cancer: association with the cachexia-related quality of life
Hiroyuki Otani, Koji Amano, Tatsuya Morita, Tomofumi Miura, Naoharu Mori, Ryohei Tatara, Takaomi Kessoku, Akihiro Tokoro, Keita Tagami, Masanori Mori, Tomohiko Taniyama, Nobuhisa Nakajima, Erika Nakanishi, Jun Kako, Mitsunori Miyashita
Therapeutic effect of microcurrent therapy in a rat model of secondary lymphedema
Sung Cheol Cho, Woo Jung Sung, Youn Ju Lee, Hee Kyung Cho
Alleviation of malignant dysphagia in inoperable lung cancer
Piotr Obarski, Janusz Włodarczyk
The usefulness of machine learning analysis for predicting the presence of depression with the results of the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
Sang Won Kim, Min Cheol Chang
Continuous monitoring of activity and vital signs with load cells under the bed legs in advanced cancer patients: a prospective exploratory observational study—can it represent performance status?
Natsuko Nozaki-Taguchi, Hiromichi Takai, Koyo Shono, Yuko Mizuno, Makoto Hasegawa, Yasunori Sato, Shiroh Isono
Family carers’ experiences regarding patient transfers between care settings in palliative care: an interview study
Fien Mertens, Steven Vanderstichelen, Myriam Deveugele, Luc Deliens, Peter Pype

Case Report

Raising awareness of immune-related side effects in oncological patients under palliative care: a report of two cases
Anne Strunk, Yann-Nicolas Batzler, Mirjana Ziemer, Martin Neukirchen, Jacqueline Schwartz, Michael Sachse, Marlene Garzarolli, Cristin Strasser, Lydia Reinhardt, Martin Kaatz, Ulrich Schuler, Friedegund Meier
Chylothorax associated with primary membranous nephropathy: a case report
In Hee Lee, Seong Gyu Kim, Ki-Sung Park, Dong Jik Ahn, Min-Kyung Kim

Original Article on Medical Oncology: Challenges in 20221

Evaluating the impact of the metastatic spinal cord compression coordinator in a regional cancer network: a prospective, non-randomized pilot study
Rubyyat-A Hakim, Joao R. Galante, Huma Zahid, Mariya Karova, Tamir Sirkis, Zartaj Ahmed, Katy Taylor, Steve Dann, Woojin Chae, Archil Tsirekidze, Russell Burcombe, Charlotte Moss, Kathryn Lees, Sola Adeleke

Review Article on Latest Research on COVID-192

Geographic cohorting by clinical care team: a narrative review
Eric Bressman, Rachel Kohn, Hummy Song, S. Ryan Greysen

Letter to the Editor on The Human Experience3

Manoranjitham and her father—a heart-rending palliative care story
Rajkumar Cheluvappa, Loukas Cheluvappa

Disclosure

1. The series “Medical Oncology: Challenges in 2022” was commissioned by the editorial office, Annals of Palliative Medicine without any funding or sponsorship. Stergios Boussios, Elie Rassy, Matin Sheriff and Aruni Ghose served as the unpaid Guest Editors for the series.

2. The series “Latest Research on COVID-19” was commissioned by the editorial office, Annals of Palliative Medicine without any funding or sponsorship. Prateek Lohia and Shweta Kapur served as the unpaid Guest Editors for the series.

3. The series “The Human Experience” was commissioned by the editorial office, Annals of Palliative Medicine without any funding or sponsorship. Paul Rousseau served as the unpaid Guest Editor for the series.