2023
To Create or Not to Create: How to Establish a System-Wide Proportionate Palliative Sedation Guideline Through Comprehensive Interdisciplinary Collaboration (TH108A)
Bui T, Tenenbaum L, Choi A, Gupta J, Prsic E. To Create or Not to Create: How to Establish a System-Wide Proportionate Palliative Sedation Guideline Through Comprehensive Interdisciplinary Collaboration (TH108A). Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2023, 65: e251. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2022.12.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSedation guidelinesPalliative careComfort-focused careCancer-related painMetastatic lung cancerVulnerable patient populationLack of recommendationsProvider inexperienceHealth system processesRefractory symptomsInterventional painPatient populationRe-evaluation phaseLung cancerPatient prognosisPalliative sedationTerminal illnessExistential distressInterdisciplinary consensusClinical casesPainInstitutional guidelinesSignificant distressHealthcare systemCare
2021
Music therapy effectiveness by duration in patients with cancer: a meta-regression
Chow R, Bergner R, Prsic E. Music therapy effectiveness by duration in patients with cancer: a meta-regression. BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care 2021, 13: 117-120. PMID: 36810298, DOI: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2021-003163.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTherapy timeMusic therapyMusic therapy's effectivenessOutcomes of painBetter pain controlPatient-related outcomesInverse variance modelHigh-quality studiesQuality of lifePain controlLower riskTherapy effectivenessBias trialsTherapyPainPatientsCancerLonger durationEmotional wellPositive associationDurationOutcomesHoursTrialsEndpoint