Aspectos jurídicos del tratamiento del paciente al final de la vida
El profesor Romeo Casabona hace un prolijo estudio y revisión de los aspectos jurídicos que rigen el tratamiento del paciente en el final de la vida. DESCARGAR PDF
Suicidio asistido
Revisión académica del Prof. Royes, sobre los requerimientos y condicionantes para el suicidio asistido en los países donde están aceptados. DESCARGAR PDF
Alivio del dolor y tratamiento paliativo en el cáncer infantil-OMS
Todo depende del dolor con que se mire. Mario Benedetti DESCARGAR PDF
Early integration of Palliative care for children with high risk cancer and their families
Despite increasing data to support pediatric palliative care (PPC)as an integral component of high-quality care for children with lifethreatening conditions and their families, timely integration of PPC is offered inconsistently to children with high-risk cancer. In this review, we summarize the growing body of literature in support of early integration of PPC for children with high-risk cancer and [...]
El cuidado del paciente terminal /Care of the terminal patient
El equipo sanitario debe transformarse en un equipo cuidador. El cuidado como medio y la calidad de vida y el confort como finalidad son los objetivos que debemos tener los cuidadores durante la fase final de la vida, tal y como promulgó el Subcomité Europeo de Cuidados Paliativos de la CEE, el 5 de mayo de 1991, al [...]
Who cares?: Information for dementia carers
This booklet has been written to tell you: ●More about dementia. ●What it is like for someone at home. ●How to ease the problems of day-to-day care. ●About the help available to carers. Dementia is a distressing condition and a lot of what follows in this booklet may be painful to you. But the booklet [...]
Symptoms experienced by intensive care unit patients at high risk of dying
Study findings suggest that unrelieved and distressing symptoms are present for the majority of intensive care unit patients, including those with delirium. Symptom assessment in high-risk intensive care unit patients may lead to more focused interventions to avoid or minimize unnecessary suffering. (Crit Care Med 2010; 38:000–000) DESCARGAR PDF
Primary Care Guidelines for the Management of Persons Infected with HIV: 2009
Evidence-based guidelines for the management of persons infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) were prepared by an expert panel of the HIV Medicine Association of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. These updated guidelines replace those published in 2004. The guidelines are intended for use by health care providers who care for HIV-infected patients or [...]
El derecho a la educación del niño enfermo y hospitalizado
En este artículo se presentan los principales documentos y Cartas sobre los derechos de los pacientes pediátricos. El aspecto nuclear gira en torno al derecho a la educación del niño y del adolescente enfermos u hospitalizados. Se parte de la experiencia de la Organización Europea de Pedagogos Hospitalarios y del ejemplo concreto de España como vía para mostrar [...]
Palliative care for disabled people
Palliative care for disabled children and young people embraces holistic, high quality, evidence-based care, recognition and timely management of symptoms, recognition and discussion with the multidisciplinary team and with families about the possibility of dying and care and support through life, death and bereavement. Systems are being piloted across the UK to collect data about who and where children [...]
