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Geriatric Medicine

End of life, Palliative Care, Hospice

Baile WF, Buckman R, Lenzi R, Glober G, Beale EA, Kudelka AP. SPIKES-A six-step protocol for delivering bad news: application to the patient with cancer. Oncologist. 2000;5(4):302-311. doi:10.1634/theoncologist.5-4-302
Boockvar KS, Meier DE. Palliative care for frail older adults: "there are things I can't do anymore that I wish I could . . . ". JAMA. 2006;296(18):2245-2253. doi:10.1001/jama.296.18.2245
Bruera E, Hui D, Dalal S, et al. Parenteral hydration in patients with advanced cancer: a multicenter, double-blind, placebo-controlled randomized trial. J Clin Oncol. 2013;31(1):111-118. doi:10.1200/JCO.2012.44.6518
Casarett DJ, Quill TE. “I'm Not Ready for Hospice”: Strategies for Timely and Effective Hospice Discussions. Annals of Internal Medicine. 2007 Mar 20;146(6):443-9.
Casarett DJ. Rethinking hospice eligibility criteria. Jama. 2011 Mar 9;305(10):1031-2.
Harman, Stephanie, Bailey, F. Amos, Walling, Anne. "Palliative Care: The Last Hours and Day of Life": UpToDate
Kutner JS. An 86-year-old woman with cardiac cachexia contemplating the end of her life: review of hospice care. JAMA. 2010 Jan 27;303(4):349-56.
Ma J, Chi S, Buettner B, et al. Early Palliative Care Consultation in the Medical ICU: A Cluster Randomized Crossover Trial. Crit Care Med. 2019;47(12):1707-1715. doi:10.1097/CCM.0000000000004016
McPherson, Mary Lynn. Demystifiying Opioid Conversion Calculations: A Guide for Effective Dosing: Chapter 1: Introduction to Opioid Conversion Calculations
Remington R, Hultman T. Hypodermoclysis to treat dehydration: a review of the evidence. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2007 Dec 1;55(12):2051-5