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Jpn. J. Clin. Oncol. · Aug 2013
Comparative StudyComparison of proxy ratings of main family caregivers and physicians on the quality of dying of terminally ill cancer patients.
Proxy data collection is a prevalent and important source of information in palliative medicine, and few studies have evaluated the level of agreement between different types of proxies. ⋯ The observed agreement between the two proxies was good, except the psychological aspects, demonstrating the validity of proxy rating of patients between physicians and main caregivers. More communications toward the end-of-life issues should be encouraged and conducted in this population. Further research is needed to determine how to best use proxy assessments to evaluate the quality of the dying process.
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Letter Case Reports
Emergency percutaneous tracheostomy in a patient with thrombocytopenia.