19.02.2013:
Almost 60 % of cancer patients are cured by cancer treatment (1). This group does not require special guidelines for CPR (2) in the event of cardiac arrest (3). For patients in a palliative phase of the disease, however, the question whether the patient is a candidate for CPR becomes increasingly...
10.01.2012:
The Edmonton Symptom Assessment System (ESAS) is the most widely used instrument for assessing symptoms in palliative medicine. A new, revised version, ESAS-r, has recently been developed, and it is recommended that this be introduced in Norway. The alleviation of distressing symptoms plays a key...