Delirium is common in the last weeks of life, occurring in 26 to 44 percent of hospitalized patients with advanced cancer, and in up to 88 percent of persons with terminal illness in the last days of ...

Background A 62-year-old white male presented to our department in December 2004 with a 1-month history of intermittent, voluminous bleedings per rectum. His medical history was unremarkable apart ...

Background: Honoring individualized preferences for end-of-life interventions for veterans is a priority for families and caregivers. Medications used to treat symptoms such as pain, anxiety, and ...

Certain subtypes of delirium that some terminal cancer patients who are coming towards the end of their lives experience are often a sign of "imminent death". A report from the Chonnam National ...

Miriam Friedlander, YanaBrayman, and WilliamBreitbart have produced anexcellent review of delirium in thepalliative care setting. Their paper isthorough, readable, and thoughtful,and will be helpful ...

MONTREAL-Delirium in patients with advanced cancer appeared to be associated with changes in the circadian distribution of analgesia for breakthrough pain and may be due to a reversal of the normal ...

A joint educational guideline from the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) and ASCO got a refresh in the latter part of 2023. The overarching goal of the updated ESMO/ASCO Global Curriculum ...

Intensity of end-of-life care for gynecologic cancer patients by primary oncologist specialty. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2021 ASCO Annual Meeting I. This abstract does not include a ...

Delirium robs dying people of their autonomy, dignity and last conversations with loved ones, at a time when every moment is precious. Symptoms are highly distressing to experience and watch.

Delirium is a sudden change in a person’s mental function. This can include their ways of thinking, behavior, or level of consciousness. Medical professionals do not yet fully understand delirium, but ...