2023
Cross-cultural comparison of continuous deep sedation for advanced cancer patients in East Asian countries: prospective cohort study.
Yang C, Chen P, Mori M, Morita T, Cheng S, Suh S, Kim S, Yokomichi N, Imai K, Ito S, Yamaguchi T, Hiratsuka Y, Tsuneto S, Maeda S. Cross-cultural comparison of continuous deep sedation for advanced cancer patients in East Asian countries: prospective cohort study. Japanese Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2023, 53: 714-721. PMID: 37114920, DOI: 10.1093/jjco/hyad037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCross-Cultural ComparisonDeep SedationEast Asian PeopleHumansHypnotics and SedativesNeoplasmsPalliative CareProspective StudiesTerminal CareConceptsContinuous deep sedationPractice of continuous deep sedationPrevalence of continuous deep sedationPalliative care unitAdvanced cancer patientsProspective cohort studyDeep sedationPhysician discomfortPhysician practicesPsychological symptomsSedation practicesCohort studyAdvanced cancerCompare clinical characteristicsClinical practiceCare unitCancer patientsPhysiciansSedative administrationQuantitative studyTarget symptomsPrevalenceClinical characteristicsNon-sedated groupCross-cultural comparisons
2021
Incidence and associated factors of sudden unexpected death in advanced cancer patients: A multicenter prospective cohort study
Ito S, Morita T, Uneno Y, Taniyama T, Matsuda Y, Kohara H, Maeda I, Nakayama T, Mori M, Investigators T. Incidence and associated factors of sudden unexpected death in advanced cancer patients: A multicenter prospective cohort study. Cancer Medicine 2021, 10: 4939-4947. PMID: 34114364, PMCID: PMC8290229, DOI: 10.1002/cam4.4030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInpatient hospices/palliative care unitsAdvanced cancer patientsProspective cohort studyCohort studyPalliative care physiciansCare unitCancer patientsFunctional status assessmentSudden unexpected deathOccurrence of sudden unexpected deathMulticenter prospective cohort studyFamily caregiversHospice/palliative careCare physiciansUnexpected deathMedical staffFunctional declineMale sexKarnofsky PSStatus assessmentPhysiciansSudden deathDeathIncidencePatients