OBJECTIVES: To determine whether the use of the new macrolides (azithromycin, clarithromycin,
roxithromycin) during the first trimester of pregnancy is associated with an increased …

Human pain is a salient stimulus composed of two main components: a sensory/somatic
component, carrying peripheral nociceptive sensation via the spinothalamic tract and brainstem …

Background: Stereotactic anterior cingulotomy has been used in the treatment of patients
suffering from refractory oncological pain due to its effects on pain perception. However, the …

Palliative care is an approach meant to improve the quality of life of patients facing life-threatening
illness and to support their families. An international workshop on palliative care took …

OBJECTIVE Cancer patients suffering from severe refractory pain may benefit from targeted
ablative neurosurgical procedures aimed to disconnect pain pathways in the spinal cord or …

Background: Pain is often one of the most debilitating symptoms in patients with advanced
oncological disease. Patients with localized pain due to malignancy refractory to medical …

Increasing demands on palliative care teams point to the need for continuous improvement
to ensure teams are working collaboratively and efficiently. This quality improvement …

… The presurgical temporal summation values predicted postoperative contralateral pain (r =
… affected side and the postoperative pain in the unaffected side (r = 0.582, P = .037; Figure), …

Background: Palliative extubation (PE) is the cessation of mechanical ventilation (MV) during
terminal illness. Although PE is widely practiced in many countries, it remains illegal in …

Pain is one of the most common symptoms among cancer patients, and particularly in those
who suffer from metastatic or terminal disease. There is great importance in delivering good …