Publication Language: English
Profile of a home hospice care unit in Israel
The aim of this study is to describe the first 3 years of functioning of a home hospice care unit in an urban community in Israel. This home hospice unit is the only palliative care facility available in the Negev area, the southern region of Israel. During the first 3 years, the team took care …
Management of malignant bowel obstruction in terminal care–is home care possible?
Malignant bowel obstruction occurs in about 10% of those with advanced abdominal cancer and in about 25% of those with advanced pelvic cancer. Such patients usually develop nausea, vomiting, constipation, abdominal dilatation and colicky pain. Traditional therapy consists of intravenous fluids and decompression by duodenal tube, gastrostomy or operation but postoperative mortality is high. Treatment …
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